South Africa says to get 1.5 million vaccines from Serum Institute of India

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's health ministry said on Thursday that the country would get 1.5 million vaccines from the Serum Institute of India (SII), with a million coming in January and the remainder the following month.

The ministry added in a statement that it was working with the country's health regulator SAHPRA to ensure there were no delays with the rollout of the vaccines.

(Reporting by Alexander Winning; Editing by Tim Cocks)