Young Simphiwe made history as the first South African child Vaccinated with Sinovac's CoronaVac at Sefako Makgatho Health Science University's MeCru Research Unit. Covid19 Vaccine
His identity was hidden and his real name can't be disclosed as part of the privacy and confidentiality clauses contained in the contract he signed before taking part in the study.
The two boys were among the 2 000 participants selected for the trial in the country, where seven sites have been set up for the study. Two of them are in Cape Town, one in Paarl, Sandton, Brits and New Town in Johannesburg. She added that on July 1 CoronaVac was approved in South Africa for emergency use and was available in another 50 countries.
Participants in the trial will receive two doses of CoronaVac or placebo 28 days apart with the primary objective to evaluate the efficacy of the two doses. They will also be observed for the first seven days following vaccination and of unsolicited adverse events during 28 days post-vaccination.
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