eSwatini is shooting for 100% coronavirus vaccine coverage at R200 per person

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eSwatini is shooting for 100% coronavirus vaccine coverage at R200 per person

The country of 1.3 million people hopes a R200 million budget will stretch to fully vaccinate every citizen against Covid-19, after it gets a fifth of what it needs for free.

Source: Business Insider South Africa

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