Phase 1 is expected to conclude on 16 May.

According toeNCA, vaccination sites in the country will be expanded to 95 sites.

The report continued by saying that those partaking in the programme will be once again required to give consent.

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Health authorities have, however, recommended that lactating and pregnant women be excluded from the vaccine programme.

Previously,Briefly Newsreported that thegovernment had lifted the suspension of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine.

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Covid19 update: J&J vaccine rollout resume Wednesday, x cases

The rollout of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine will resume on Wednesday, 28 April. Image: Simona Granati - Corbis/Corbis and Lefty Shivambu/Gallo ImagesSource: Getty Images

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Reeshni ChettyReeshni Chetty is a senior current affairs reporter.

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