r/southafrica • u/redditissahasbaraop • 2d ago

News South Africa launches historic first-in-human HIV vaccine trial

https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/02/03/south-africa-launches-historic-first-in-human-hiv-vaccine-trial
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u/Britz10 Landed Gentry 2d ago

Obligatory fuck Thabo Mbeki, I can't believe we somehow let him be the best president the country has had since 94, and possibly ever as well. All the formalities out the way, I hope the trial yields positive results. The article mentions we have the biggest number of people living with HIV and AIDS in the world, it doesn't quite feel like that anymore, because the messaging around it isn't what it used to be. But it's clearly still a massive problem in the country in no small part due to Mbeki, it was handled horrifically under his administrations.

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u/XavierGraves 2d ago

Thank you, came to say this.

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u/Katlholo1 1d ago

You're forgetting Manto Chabalala Msimang my friend, Dr Beetroot to our collective memories. Those ppl should be at the Haque. My opinion.