One of South Africa's leading Covid-19 experts, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, says the country will still be able to roll-out the AstraZeneca vaccines, but it will do so wisely, by taking a stepped approach.

One of South Africa’s leading Covid-19 experts, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, says the country will still be able to roll-out the AstraZeneca vaccines, but it will do so wisely, by taking a stepped approach.

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9 February 2021

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