Did South Africa effectively navigate the pandemic?
Breaking down South Africa's pandemic response with Professor Tulio De Oliveira.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, East Coast Breakfast brought you the latest updates while the country remained under lockdown.
One of the experts who shed light on the pandemic was Professor Tulio De Oliveira. We spoke to this virologist and bioinformatician at least once a week.
As recognition for his work, the Prof has made the TIME100 Health 2024 list for his contributions to addressing global health challenges and combating infectious diseases.
Throughout the pandemic, he became a household name due to his research efforts.
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In 2020, he spearheaded the team responsible for identifying the SARS-CoV-2 Beta variant. A year later, De Oliveira headed an innovative, multidisciplinary team of researchers and scientists in uncovering the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, quickly establishing it as the predominant global strain.
Take a listen to this riveting interview about his recent recognition and looking back, did South Africa handled the pandemic well?
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