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There were vaccine queue jumpers but no widespread fraud, says Western Cape health head

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According to Dr Keith Cloete, individuals who potentially took advantage of the situation did not commit 'widespread fraud'.

, Cloete said the majority of people who got vaccinated did so out of good faith and there was no attempt to wilfully override the system.

Cloete said the trial programme “widened its criteria” for eligibility ahead of the expiry of the trial, not the vaccine, on Saturday. “That is why the Sisonke announcement this week was, 'We have doses left and we encourage all healthcare workers to come forward’.

 

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