The procurement of COVID-19 vaccines followed a two-step process:
1. Availability of clinical evidence from randomised controlled clinical trials which formed the basis of the Advisory from the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19 vaccines. This advisory is available on the SA Coronavirus website.
2. Procurement following prescripts of the Public Finance Management Act made available from National Treasury.
The procurement prescripts, available on the National Treasury website, are applicable to all government departments and are not unique to the NDoH.
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