Question NW1734 to the Minister of Health
02 June 2023 - NW1734
Hlengwa, Ms MD to ask the Minister of Health
Considering that the Government is still in possession of more than 25 million vaccine doses despite a decline in the number of persons who come in for vaccinations and booster shots, what (a) number of vaccine doses is the Government expecting to go to waste as the World Health Organisation has recently declared an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency and (b) is the monetary value of the specified vaccine doses?
Reply:
(a) The estimated number of doses of vaccine that may go for waste is:
- Janssen® COVID-19 vaccine (Janssen vaccine) is 20 780 450.
- Comirnaty® vaccine (mRNA COVID-19 vaccine) (Pfizer vaccine) is 7 479 930
(b) Monetary value of these vaccines is:
- Janssen vaccine = R 2 677 716 836
- Pfizer vaccine = R 1 208 569 690
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