This is playing out like a House of Cards episode.
On November 24, 2021 South Africa tells Pfizer they don’t want more shipments of the vaccine.
South Africa has asked Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) and Pfizer (PFE.N) to delay delivery of COVID-19 vaccines because it now has too much stock, health ministry officials said, as vaccine hesitancy slows an inoculation campaign.
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On November 26, 2021 WHO says that the Omicron variant was discovered in South Africa on November 24, 2021.
What is this new coronavirus variant in South Africa?
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On November 26, 2021 onwards, many countries rush to ban flights and immigration from South Africa.
Covid: South Africa ‘punished’ for detecting new Omicron variant
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Did Pfizer collaborate with the WHO to punish South Africa for refusing more shipments of the vaccine?