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South Africa in COVID-19 vaccine talks with West, Russia, China - Health Minister

Moscow, Jan 4 (Sputnik) South Africa has been in talks with various COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, including those in the West, Russia and China, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said.
Speaking at a briefing on the national vaccine strategy on Sunday, the minister noted that the country aimed to immunize 67 percent of its population by the year-end. South Africans are set to start receiving COVID-19 shots from February, and most vulnerable groups will be the first in line.
According to Mkhize, the country has been in contact with a spate of vaccine manufactures, but since it has signed non-disclosure agreements, it cannot reveal many details.
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