Vaccine concerns in South Africa

Published: Feb. 9, 2021, 5:10 a.m.

South Africa is facing another hurdle in its fight against COVID-19 after a new study suggested the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is largely ineffective against the dominant variant spreading in that country. Dr. Rinesh Chetty, who works on the front lines of the pandemic in Durban, South Africa, weighs in on the findings. And Dr. Gerald Evans, an infectious disease specialist at Queen's University and the Kingston Health Sciences Centre, tells us what it means for Canada's vaccination efforts.