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Covid-19 Trial Restarted in South Africa After Safety Concerns – AllAfrica.com
Wits University has resumed vaccinating participants in the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trial after it was given the go-ahead by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority and two ethics committees. The trial was paused globally almost a week ago afte…

Wits University has resumed vaccinating participants in the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trial after it was given the go-ahead by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority and two ethics committees. The trial was paused globally almost a week ago after an independent data and safety monitoring committee recommendation to review the case of an ill participant. The Ox1Cov-19 Vaccine VIDA-trial is a first for Africa and one of 268 other candidate vaccines researched and tested round the wor…