CAPE TOWN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - South Africa will administer
its first Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine shot on
Wednesday at Khayelitsha District Hospital in Cape Town, Western
Cape Premier Alan Winde said.
The J&J shot will be rolled out to healthcare workers as
part of a research study.
South Africa paused the rollout of AstraZeneca doses
this month, after preliminary trial data showed they offered
minimal protection against mild to moderate illness from the
country's dominant coronavirus variant.
(Reporting by Wendell Roelf
Writing by Alexander Winning
Editing by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo)
Astrazeneca (AZN)