“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.