{"id":92744,"date":"2025-11-11T18:33:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T18:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/clinical-trials-for-south-africas-first-local-vaccine"},"modified":"2025-11-11T18:55:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T18:55:21","slug":"clinical-trials-for-south-africas-first-local-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/clinical-trials-for-south-africas-first-local-vaccine","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Trials for South Africa&#8217;s First Local Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Clinical trials for the country&#8217;s first locally developed vaccine in more than five decades are set to get underway soon.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi and Deputy of Science and Technology Nomalungelo Gina are on Tuesday leading the official launch of Biovac&#8217;s oral cholera vaccine at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto.<\/p>\n<p>The move marks the first time in over 50 years that a vaccine will be entirely manufactured in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The development is being hailed as a major step toward advancing Africa&#8217;s vaccine self-reliance and strengthening the country&#8217;s capacity to respond to infectious diseases through local innovation and production.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This initiative will launch phase 1 of the vaccine assessment in order to determine whether the vaccine can indeed prevent cholera infection,&#8221; said spokesperson Foster Mohale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe clinical trials, coordinated by South African Medical Research Council, also highlights South Africa&#8217;s ability to conduct such trials for multiple types of products.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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