Covid-19 vaccine possible early next year, but it won’t be free – experts

Wits Professor of Vaccinology Shabir Madhi, speaking on Africa’s readiness in developing a Covid-19 vaccine, said government was in talks with the private sector to develop and test different vaccines.

In parts of his address, Madhi said they were currently looking at people aged between 18 and 35 who would participate in the study, to develop a vaccine. These people should be HIV negative. People with HIV are not excluded from the study, he clarified. Moeti said it was important to emphasize that some countries such as Tunisia, Morocco, Ethiopia and South Africa had some capacity to produce hundreds and millions of doses.

The vector-based approach on a vaccine would be taken, meaning equipping the body with adequate immune defence to provide the best immune response.“We announce that the study is under way. We go through a stringent process. Participation in the study is quite strenuous. Constant evaluation needs to be done.”

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