Zackie Achmat was one of the most vociferous voices against former president Thabo Mbeki's HIV denialism in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He now lives in downtown Cape Town and fights state capture — and broken trains, writes Sean Christie.
Zackie Achmat’s voice was one of the loudest when it came to protesting against former president Thabo Mbeki’s Aids denialism in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He now lives in downtown Cape Town and fights State Capture and broken trains.
New 2nd generation vaccine includes 2 Covid proteins for broader immune response
19 February 2021 5:48 PM
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UCT is working with US scientists to target the spiked protein plus the nucleocapsid protein, the protein found inside the virus.
University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers are expected to start a phase one clinical trial of the Covid-19 vaccine candidate, hAd5 T-cell, later this month explains John Maytham.
Professor Graeme Meintjes of the Department of Medicine at UCT and a co-investigator on the trial talks to John about the research.
Meintjies explains what makes this vaccine different from others such as the Johnson&Johnson, AstraZeneca, and others that have come through clinical trials and are now being rolled out across the world.