Johannesburg - The first patients to participate in South Africa's first clinical trial for a vaccine against Covid-19 will be vaccinated this week, the University of Witwatersrand announced on Tuesday.
Professor Shabir Madhi, Professor in Vaccinology and the Director of the South African Medical Research Council Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit at Wits, made the announcement during a virtual press conference. “This is a landmark moment for South Africa and Africa at this stage of the Covid-19 pandemic. As we enter winter in South Africa and pressure increases on public hospitals, now more than ever we need a vaccine to prevent infection by Covid-19,” said Madhi.
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