SA begins vaccine trials against COVID-19

A focus on frontline worker safety is in the spotlight in a new clinical trial. It's run by scientists from the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Cape Town and will test whether childhood vaccines can protect healthcare workers from COVID-19 or the subsequent effects of the virus for those who become infected. A focus on frontline worker safety is in the spotlight in a new clinical trial. It's run by scientists from the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Cape Town and will test whether childhood vaccines can protect healthcare workers from COVID-19 or the subsequent effects of the virus for those who become infected. Professor Sinead Delany-Morletwe says the MMR vaccine, which contains small amounts of weakened measles, mumps and rubella viruses, seems to strengthen the body’s immune response to infections in general. She speaks to Jeremy Maggs on this. Courtesy #DStv403