Covid-19 vaccine only likely NEXT year, says SA expert on human trials. LISTEN!

There are nearly 150 Covid-19 vaccines under development around the world. One that shows particular promise is being developed by the Jenner Institute at Oxford University. It is currently under assessment in human trials around the world, including in South Africa. AstraZeneca, which is producing the vaccine for the university, is so confident it will work that it has started beefing up production to have available 100 million doses in October. The University of the Witwatersrand has started human trials. The Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Prof Martin Veller spoke to BizNews about the importance of trials in South Africa and his expectation of the timeline for Covid-19 vaccine development. – Linda van Tilburg

By Fadia Salie

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