Mkhize: Committee created to focus on Covid-19 vaccine
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says a ministerial advisory committee has been created to focus on the creation of a coronavirus vaccine.
Mkhize says the new committee is an addition to the multi-sectoral committee focussing on community mobilisation.
“This MAC will advise us on all matters pertaining to the coronavirus vaccine development and rollout from monitoring and reporting on progress our our candidate studies, to advising out our purchasing options and our capacity to potentially manufacture vaccines in future.
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“The new MAC will take into consideration the need for inclusion of social and behavioural scientists amongst other factors. This will ensure that the Department of Health and government are kept abreast on all critical developments internationally relating to the vaccine.”
The committee is chaired by vaccinology and virology expert Professor Barry Schoub.