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Inside Covid-19: Meet the 32-year-old SA lab assistant at global forefront of fight against virus

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In this episode of Inside Covid-19, we speak to Sandile Cele, a 32-year-old researcher at the Durban-based African Health Research Institute who has made global headlines for an important breakthrough in the fight against Covid-19. Cele found a new way to grow the 501.V2 variant and in so doing, reports the Financial Times, helped show scientists that the variant can escape antibodies and lead to reinfection. Also in this episode - Adrian Gore - We also hear from our partners at Bloomberg about how pharma companies are racing to retool their vaccine strategies as fast-spreading and potentially dangerous mutations of the virus emerge. First, the main Covid-19 stories making world headlines: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
18 Feb 2021 4AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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