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South Africa’s first paediatric vaccine trial participant received the first shot of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine
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CHILDREN FROM 6 MONTHS TO 17 YEARS

South African adolescent receives first shot in Sinovac trial

The youth is the first of 2 000 South African children taking part in the global trial to test the CoronaVac vaccine

Marcia Zali