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President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday that South Africa will soon receive its first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines from India."Our country will soon receive its first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines from the Serum Institute in India, which is the world’s largest vaccine producer," he said in his weekly letter to South Africans."It will signal the start of a mass vaccination campaign that will be the most ambitious and extensive...
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President Ramaphosa: South Africa will soon receive first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines from India
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