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UNICEF sends 'love letter' to those who help immunise children against disease

South Africa has many great sons and daughters who have made invaluable contributions to world culture.

Nominations are now open for the fourth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize.

Dear President Ramaphosa, As a bioethicist working with colleagues on issues of medical rights, I have been following the details about the acquisition and planned roll-out of vaccines closely, formulating questions which I hope your government will answer and requesting your assurances about the observation of proper procedures during the roll-out. The issues I raise can be summarised as follows: 1. Given that, during the 20th century, South Africa was known for its expertise in vaccine research and production – as I detail below – why does our country now need to go with begging bowl in...

SteveAllenPhoto / iStock Note: The views expressed in this commentary reflect the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily represent the policies or official positions of their organizations. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began roughly a year ago, public health officials have recorded more than 2 million deaths and almost 100 million infections from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with the actual number likely substantially higher. Healthcare systems have been overwhelmed with caring for those suffering serious consequences of infection, straining the capacity of even the most sophisticated hospita...