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Health

South Africa says vaccine rollout, essential healthcare disrupted by unrest

FILE PHOTO: Beds are set up at a temporary field hospital to deal with an expected surge in cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, in Cape Town, South Africa May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

South Africa's health department said on Tuesday that violent protests had disrupted the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and essential healthcare services like the collection of chronic medication by tuberculosis, HIV and diabetes patients.

The department said in a statement that it was temporarily closing some vaccination sites, adding that anyone with a inoculation scheduled in an area affected by ongoing unrest was advised to defer their vaccination.

(Reporting by Alexander Winning; Editing by Promit Mukherjee)

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