This as concerns abound over the delicacy with which these doses have to be handled, as they require cold storage at -70 degrees celsius and each dose must be used on the day it is thawed. For a country already challenged by a scattered rural population and sketchy power supply, some have suggested the two-dose vaccine may pose some logistical conundrums. ALSO READ: Mkhize says SA already in third wave of Covid-19 pandemic - report Virologist Jo Barnes has...
For a country already challenged by a scattered rural population and sketchy power supply, some have suggested the two-dose vaccine may pose some logistical conundrums.Virologist Jo Barnes has expressed concern that given the amount of vaccines that will have to reach rural areas, South Africa may not be acting fast enough to make sure that Pfizer vaccine doses won’t go to waste as a result of poor logistical planning.
A number of multinationals which operate in South Africa’s logistics industry have now come to the fore with solutions at the ready.Last month, DSV Healthcare, a division of logistics multinational DSV, announced it was awarded the tender from the Department of Health to distribute the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 mRNA vaccine to vaccination centres across South Africa. This tender is shared with The Biovac Institute, a public-private partnership.
“The extremely low temperatures at which the Pfizer vaccine needs to be handled are, of course, a challenge which supports the need for the appropriate cold chain capabilities and a well-developed certified distribution network”, said Diack. “We have a container which is the only large container worldwide capable of maintaining temperatures of -70°C. This container has a self-contained generator that makes the unit fully operational in any conditions including remote areas without electricity,” said Coetzee.
... I wll never on any single day, not evn a split second, blv any WRD, no matter whch politician says it, tht our 26 Universities ND 50 TVET colleges are not producing enough professionals - NEVER. South Africa has qualified ppl for any task under the moon/sun. Period.
This is SA. The country alive with many possibilities, the country wth capable men and women. Only: sad one cld wake up ND hear Cubans/Chinese hv been imported to do it for us. More often politicians overlook locals just to be buddy-buddy on international level...