A joke, a jab: South Africa starts vaccinating with leader
Health care workers look through a window at a hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa during the roll out of the first batch of Johnson and Johnson vaccines in the country. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive a COVID-19 vaccination to launch the inoculation drive. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

Health care workers look through a window at a hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa during the roll out of the first batch of Johnson and Johnson vaccines in the country. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive a COVID-19 vaccination to launch the inoculation drive. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

Feb. 17, 2021 10:11 AM EST
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives a Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive the vaccination to launch the inoculation drive in the country. (Gianluigi Guercia/Pool via AP)

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives a Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive the vaccination to launch the inoculation drive in the country. (Gianluigi Guercia/Pool via AP)

Feb. 17, 2021 08:42 AM EST
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives a Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive the vaccination to launch the inoculation drive in the country. (Gianluigi Guercia/Pool via AP)

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives a Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive the vaccination to launch the inoculation drive in the country. (Gianluigi Guercia/Pool via AP)

Feb. 17, 2021 08:42 AM EST
A refrigerator truck transports Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines from O.R. Tambo International Airport to a storage facility in Johannesburg, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. South Africa is preparing to give its first COVID-19 vaccinations — shots of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine still being tested — to health care workers this week. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed)

A refrigerator truck transports Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines from O.R. Tambo International Airport to a storage facility in Johannesburg, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. South Africa is preparing to give its first COVID-19 vaccinations — shots of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine still being tested — to health care workers this week. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed)

Feb. 17, 2021 12:11 AM EST
A health care worker receives a Johnson and Johnson vaccine at a hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive a COVID-19 vaccination to launch the inoculation drive. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

A health care worker receives a Johnson and Johnson vaccine at a hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive a COVID-19 vaccination to launch the inoculation drive. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

Feb. 17, 2021 10:12 AM EST
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at a hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, to receive a Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive the COVID-19 vaccination to launch the inoculation drive. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at a hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, to receive a Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive the COVID-19 vaccination to launch the inoculation drive. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

Feb. 17, 2021 10:12 AM EST
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives a Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive the vaccination to launch the inoculation drive in the country. Gianluigi Guercia/Pool via AP)

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives a Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive the vaccination to launch the inoculation drive in the country. Gianluigi Guercia/Pool via AP)

Feb. 17, 2021 08:42 AM EST
A health care worker receives a Johnson and Johnson vaccine at a hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive a COVID-19 vaccination to launch the inoculation drive. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

A health care worker receives a Johnson and Johnson vaccine at a hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive a COVID-19 vaccination to launch the inoculation drive. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

Feb. 17, 2021 10:12 AM EST