Medicines regulator gives nod for Pfizer’s coronavirus shot to be administered in SA

Section 21 authorisation is subject to close monitoring of the safety and efficacy of the vaccine, Sahpra says

South Africa’s medicines regulator has granted a Section 21 authorisation for the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, clearing the way for the shot to be imported and administered before it has been registered in South Africa...

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