JOHANNESBURG, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson (J&J)
said on Monday it was in advanced talks with South
Africa about potential additional deals to fight COVID-19 in the
country, after the government put the rollout of AstraZeneca's
vaccine on hold.
The South Africa government had earlier said it hoped to get
some doses of the U.S. drugmaker's vaccine around the end of
this week, quicker than initially expected.
J&J did not refer to vaccines in its email to Reuters, but
said it hoped to have more details on talks in the coming days.
(Reporting by Alexander Winning in Johannesburg; Writing by
Josephine Mason in London; Editing by Edmund Blair)