‘Don’t use us as vaccine guinea pigs’
CONCERNED South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) board members are outraged that the government announced “a rollout of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine” when in fact “it is just another clinical trial” by the American pharmaceutical company.
Several board members demanded answers from SAHPRA board chairperson Helen Rees in their official WhatsApp group – that Independent Media has seen – to clarify why “Johnson & Johnson phase 3B clinical trial” is being called a rollout.
“They must stop misleading our people and allowing them to be used as guinea pigs. This is a clinical trial and not a rollout.
“The vaccine is still yet to be registered in South Africa,” said one of the board members speaking to Independent Media, yesterday.
One of the board members asked: “The president is reporting in Parliament
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