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The first child to be vaccinated at MeCRU Clinical Research Unit in South Africa on September 10, 2021 in Pretoria, South Africa. ..China’s Sinovac Biotec will trial its COVID-19 vaccine on children and adolescents aged 6 months to 17 years, the trial has been approved by South African drugs regulator SAHPRA .The study will evaluate the efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of the CoronaVac vaccine. .(Photo by Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images via Getty Images)..

12 TO 17 YEAR OLDS

Almost 7 000 children receive Pfizer shot on first day for under-18s

More than 39 000 young people had registered on the government’s database by 4pm on Wednesday

Marcia Zali

South Africa needs to up its game and reform governance around research ethics.

Africa’s genetic material is still being misused

Legislation as well as academic research governance bodies have failed to safeguard the rights of participants from Africa in genomics research.

Keymanthri Moodley