South Africa looks to J&J vaccine after pausing AstraZeneca

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Published on February 8, 2021 - Duration: 01:54s

South Africa looks to J&J vaccine after pausing AstraZeneca

Professor Salim Abdool Karim, an adviser to the South Africa government, said on Monday that South Africa will start its immunization campaign with Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine after data showed AstraZeneca's shot offered minimal protection against mild-to-moderate illness from the dominant local virus variant.


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