Professor Shabir Madhi: AstraZeneca vaccine trials and Covid-19 death rate, lockdown.

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In this interesting interview, Vaccinology Professor Shabir Madhi talks with BizNews Editor Jackie Cameron about a myriad of fascinating topics. The Professor shares his thoughts on the recent halt in the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine trials and what that means for other vaccine trials, South Africa's relatively low Covid-19 death rate and gives his thoughts on the lockdown South Africa saw itself going into in late March of this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11 Sep 2020 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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