South Africa Reconsidering AstraZeneca Shots for Delta Variant
- Government sold 1 million of the vaccines to African Union
- Astra shot found to be more effective against Delta variant
Demonstrators march to the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority offices in Pretoria, on June 25.
Photographer: Phill Magakoe/AFP/Getty Images
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South Africa is considering buying more AstraZeneca Plc coronavirus vaccines to combat the spread of the Delta variant of the illness, four months after selling 1 million of the doses.
The government may approach the Serum Institute of India Ltd. for the shots, Deputy Health Minister Joe Phaahla told lawmakers on Wednesday. Acquiring the vaccines could help bolster supplies as the health regulator considers approving Russia’s Sputnik V and China’s Sinovac inoculations, he said.