Health advocates have accused pharmaceutical companies like Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Pfizer of strong-arming South Africa into signing "one-sided" contracts to receive scarce Covid-19 vaccines in 2021. The contracts were made public for the first time this week following a groundbreaking court case. They cover deals between South Africa and J&J, Pfizer, the Serum Institute of India (SII) and Covax - a global vaccine-sharing initiative. SA spent roughly R14 billion on Covid-19 vaccines.

Source: News 24 September 06, 2023 21:41 UTC