SA has started vaccinations of children and adolescents as part of the global phase 3 clinical trials of China’s Sinovac Biotech vaccine.
The university said the efficacy of the vaccine will also be evaluated against hospitalisation and severe Covid-19 cases.
“Although children and adolescents have a milder form of the disease than adults, they remain susceptible to infection and severe manifestations across all ages.” “Whole viral genome sequencing to detect mutations or variants of concern among all the confirmed Covid-19 cases during the trial will be done. An interim analysis will be done when 47 Covid-19 cases have been reported,” it said.
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