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Where can South Africa’s healthcare workers get a COVID vaccine?

South Africa’s first batch of 80 000 Johnson & Johnson vaccines touched down at OR Tambo International Airport on 16 February. The country’s second consignment from the company, also of 80 000 doses, landed on 27 February. Once the doses arrive in South Africa, they are then distributed to various vaccination sites across the country that have been earmarked by the national department of health. Initially, there were 18 active sites — this has now been expanded to 49 sites. Of these,...

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Africa: As Embraer Forecasts Growth for Aviation in Africa

Despite the devastation of coronavirus pandemic to air travel globally, it has been predicted that Africa would record high growth post COVID-19. This prediction was made by the Vice-President of Embraer, Marketing Strategy, Mr. Rodrigo Silva e Souza, who described Africa as an emerging market that would record very high growth in aviation in the coming years. But he noted that the growth would redefine air travel in the continent, noting that there would be more of short distance air travel....

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