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The Pandemic People: Shabir Madhi

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The Oxford Colloquy
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Shabir Madhi Professor of Vaccinology at the University of the Witwatersrand,Johannesburg, South Africa discusses the effect of the global pandemic on Africa and his work on COVID-19 vaccines.
In this episode, Andrew Pollard speaks to Professor Shabir Madhi about his life working in medicine in South Africa and his work on the epidemiology of childhood infectious diseases including HIV. Shabir Madhi is Professor of Vaccinology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; and co-founder and co-Director of the African Leadership Initiative for Vaccinology Expertise (ALIVE). His research has focused on the epidemiology, and clinical development of lifesaving vaccines against pneumonia and diarrheal disease. He is leading the first two COVID-19 vaccine studies being undertaken in Africa.

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Episode Information

Series
The Oxford Colloquy
People
Andrew Pollard
Shabir Madhi
Keywords
vaccines
Covid
pandemic
public health
virus
Covid19
hiv
south africa
Department: Department of Paediatrics
Date Added: 07/09/2023
Duration: 00:46:06

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