The pandemic has disrupted national immunisation programmes. As a result, the African continent is seeing more outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases.
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University of Cape Town
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Professor in Vaccinology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town
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Professor at the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor in Language Education, member bua-lit collective, University of Cape Town
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Emeritus Professor, University of Cape Town
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Junior research fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA), University of Cape Town
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Lecturer, Applied Language and Literacy Studies, University of Cape Town
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Director, Biopharming Research Unit; and Member, Institute of infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Vaccines for Africa Initiative, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science and African Climate and Development Initiative Research Chair, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer, University of Cape Town
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town
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Researcher in Renewable Energy, University of Cape Town
