South Africa to buy 1.5 mn Covid-19 vaccines from Serum Institute

South Africa's health ministry said on Thursday that the country would get 1.5 million vaccines from the Serum Institute of India, with a million coming in January and the remainder the following month. The ministry added in a statement that it was working with the country's health regulator to ensure there were no delays with the rollout of the vaccines. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who is on a Sri Lanka visit, said on Tuesday that Colombo has expressed interest in accessing vaccines from India.