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Head of South Africa's coronavirus committee steps down


By Reuters Staff
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Vials labelled COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine and sryinge are seen in front of displayed South Africa flag in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The chairman of South Africa’s Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19 (MAC), Professor Salim Abdool Karim, stepped down on Thursday, the health ministry said, following a meeting of the body to mark the first anniversary of its formation.
Professor Marian Jacobs, previously co-chair of the advisory body, will take up the role temporarily, the ministry said.
South Africa has been the hardest hit nation on the continent by COVID-19, with the highest number of confirmed cases at over 1.5 million, with more than 50,000 related deaths. ....

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SA's first black microbiologist Prof Mlisana is now leading SA's Covid-19 MAC team


SA’s first black microbiologist Prof Mlisana is now leading SA’s Covid-19 MAC team
By Nathan Craig
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Durban - Professor Salim Abdool Karim who stepped down as co-chair of the ministerial advisory committee on Covid-19 has passed the baton to his long time friend and colleague Professor Koleka Mlisana.
Karim, an infectious diseases epidemiologist, has been at the helm of the MAC since its inception last year.
“I always knew that I would not remain on a permanent basis and gave myself a year. The year is up and now I need to shift my focus. I believe the country is in a good place and I am not worried to step back because of the faith I have in the MAC,” he said. ....

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