the Pfizer vaccine, which has been authorized by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority. However, kids and teens will get just one dosage at this point, in contrast to adults who have received two doses over time. According to the Ministerial Vaccine Advisory Committee’s advice, “For now we should only give one dose of Pfizer while assessing information which suggests that in few cases all over the world, there have been some short-lived cases of transient myocarditis after the second dose”.
According to the minister, after examining the new information, a second dose will be considered. Phaahla said, “This rare finding of this adverse effect is a slight inflammation on the heart muscle which has been noticed in a few cases. While this is being monitored all over the world, at this stage there is no indication that this first dose has any serious side effects, so for now it will be just one dose while the studies are continuing, which we believe will still offer significant protection”. He added, “But we can assure the parents and the young people that even where this has been noticed, it has had no permanent risk. So, we are just taking precautions in this case”.
According to Phaahla, the vaccines will not be offered…
