Ambitious task ahead of SA

SOUTH Africa will embark on an ambitious Covid-19 vaccine roll-out plan that will cost in excess of R20 billion with up to 31 000 vaccinations taking place each day.

With just over a week to go until the end of January, and the awaited arrival of the first batch of 1 million Covid-19 vaccines, South Africans are anticipating a more detailed vaccine roll-out plan.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called the vaccine drive “the largest and most complex logistical undertaking in our country’s history”.

While many questions remain unanswered, there are a few things we know about the government’s grand plan and how the vaccine roll-out will kick off:

What is the plan?

Vaccines will not be available for everyone immediately,