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“We could not have done it [vaccine acquisition] differently” and it was “such a fluid area”, said Health Minister Zweli Mkhize during an online discussion with business leaders on Monday.
The event was organised by the Wits Business School and focused on the challenges and opportunities during the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in South Africa. Mkhize was joined by Professor Shabir Madhi, Cas Coovadia, Dr Ron Whelan and Stavros Nicolau. All have worked with the department in its Covid-19 response.
Mkhize said that in a pandemic, conditions changed constantly and required a lot of consultation and negotiation to make the best of a situation.
Dan Merino: Hello and welcome to the first episode of a new podcast from The Conversation!
Gemma Ware: Each week we’ll be bringing you expert analysis on the world’s biggest stories
Dan: And groundbreaking new research, explained by the academics behind it.
In this episode, we’re talking to three experts about the three separate Mars missions due to arrive on the red planet in February.
Jim Bell: What we’re looking for is evidence of past life.
Gemma: We’ll also hear from a researcher who has just carried out a rare survey of public opinion in Belarus, more than six months into protests there over a disputed election.
To date, more than 15.9 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in 37 countries. Almost half of all countries rely solely on the Covax facility for access to vaccines, and they may have to wait until 2022 for their shipment. We take a look at which vaccines have been dispensed.