Statement on withdrawal of DA application on vaccine plan
19 February 2021 - 7:45pm
The Presidency welcomes the withdrawal by the Democratic Alliance of its application in the Western Cape High Court against government on the country’s COVID-19 vaccination strategy.
The DA had sought an order from the court declaring that government’s conduct in preparing and implementing its programme to administer COVID-19 vaccines “is irrational and unconstitutional”.
The DA also sought an order directing the government to develop a comprehensive and co-ordinated plan for procuring, obtaining and administering the vaccines.
The DA withdrew its application after government filed its answering affidavit, in which it outlined the measures it had taken to source, procure, distribute and administer vaccines and provided the details of the plans that had been developed to roll out the vaccination programme.