COVID-19 vaccination in South Africa

COVID-19 vaccination in South Africa
Total doses administered as of 20 July 2021
Native name Sisonke Protocol (Phase III J&J)
Date17 February 2021 - present
Time(SAST (GMT +2))
Venue3,338 vaccination clinics[1][2]
LocationSouth Africa
CauseCOVID-19 pandemic
BudgetR10 billion (Distribution 2021)
R2.2 billion (Q1 2021 purchasing vaccines)
R1.25 billion (Q2 2021 purchasing vaccines)
TBA (Q3 2021 purchasing vaccines)
USD $1,000,000,000[3][4][5]
Organised byDepartment of Health (South Africa) & Government of South Africa
Participants21,305,519 total doses administered

7,720,551 total doses administered of Janssen
23,718,577 total doses administered of Pfizer–BioNTech

(28 February 2022)
Outcome
  • 46% of the South African adult population with at least 1 dose
    46%
WebsiteSouth African Government

COVID-19 vaccination in South Africa is an ongoing immunisation campaign against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in response to the ongoing pandemic in the country.

Fully vaccinated people as of 20 July 2021

On 17 February 2021, South Africa started its national vaccination program against COVID-19. The program will go through in phases, prioritizing healthcare and frontline workers and then those over the age of 60. According to health officials, South Africa has administered 38,717,957 vaccine doses across the country as of 27 March 2023.[6][7] South Africa has accepted delivery of 3 different vaccines, Janssen (Johnson & Johnson), Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca, administering both Janssen and Pfizer-BioNTech, with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine suspended, after a small study cast doubt on its effectiveness against the Beta variant.[8]

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