22 December 2020 - Scientists Collective
What are the urgent steps that South Africans need to take to prepare for a timeous life-saving roll out of vaccines?
Some of the members of the Scientists Collective are acknowledged as world leaders in the vaccine field, and are in a position to consider and provide answers to the difficult questions about meeting one of the greatest challenges South Africa has ever faced, the mass vaccination of the population.
Over the next few months, we expect to have further information on the safety and effectiveness of a range of other Covid-19 vaccines.
We can’t do full justice to all the intricacies of vaccines and how they work, but in this Advisory we will link you to trustworthy and relevant information (see our article on misinformation here), together with safe links to trusted sites.
Some of the members of the Scientists Collective are acknowledged as world leaders in the vaccine field, and are in a position to consider and provide answers to the difficult questions about meeting one of the greatest challenges South Africa has faced, the mass vaccination of the population.
Over the next few months, we expect to have further information on the safety and effectiveness of a range of other Covid-19 vaccines.
We can’t do full justice to all the intricacies of vaccines and how they work, but in this advisory we will link you to trustworthy and relevant information (see our article on misinformation here), together with safe links to trusted sites.
14 December 2020 - Wits University
Almost 10 000 students graduate from Wits in 2020.
“You represent hope for a nation, you demonstrate that it is possible to overcome and to achieve, despite the odds. You provide hope for society. You have the ability to heal the divides of our fractured past so that we come together as a country and a collective humanity. You are on the frontlines of creating a global academy of commons, and producing world-class science, technology and innovation to solve our transnational challenges be it COVID-19, climate change, inequality, renewable energy or social and political polarisation. You have the ability, in this historical moment, to use your scholarship to help build bridges of solidarity and to heal our fractured world,” says Wits Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Adam Habib.