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Oxford, Wits Universities Conducting ÇOVID-19 Vaccine Trails

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Dr Portia Hunidzarira, University of Zimbabwe, Clinical Health Science (CHS)-Clinical Trials Research Centre (CTRC) in March walked journalists on the vaccine roadmap.

THE Oxford University is running COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials in collaboration with Wits University of South Africa. The vaccine was developed at the University of Oxford’s Oxford Jenner Institute and is currently on trial in the UK. Over 4 000 participants are already enrolled into the clinical trial and enrolment of an additional 10 000 participants is planned. The clinical trials are running in the UK, Brazil and South Africa. Why South Africa for vaccine trials? South Africa is the epicentre of COVID-19 in Africa. With 60% of the infections…

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