The initial announcement was that individuals under 35 would eligible to get the vaccine from 1 September.

He went on to say that the department was ready to start vaccinating.

Crisp says the announcement about the changed date could be made on Wednesday.

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TheNew York Timesrevealed that it has seen export records from Aspen and the SAgovernment.

At the moment, only around two million doses of the vaccine have been administered.

Source: Briefly News

Lebogang Mashego (Current Affairs HOD)Lebogang Mashego runs the Current Affairs desk.

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The Department of Health says it is ready to start vaccinating people under 35 soon. Image: Gianluigi GuerciaSource: Getty Images

She joined the Briefly News team in 2021.

She has 6 years of experience in the journalism field.

She worked as a lifestyle writer and editor at W24 and Opera News.

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She’s a recipient of the INMA Elevate Scholarship.

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