South Africa has temporarily suspended the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after new studies released last week showed that it is less effective against the mutated SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 variant, which is common in South Africa.
Researchers say a plan is needed to ensure countries aren’t being exploited, if the world is to prevent the next pandemic. Researchers say a plan is needed to ensure countries aren’t being exploited, if the world is to prevent the next pandemic.
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Durban University of Technology will confer an honorary doctorate to epidemiologist Professor Salim Abdool Karim during its last autumn graduation ceremony on Wednesday.