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  1. Jan 10

    “None of us are safe if one of us is not. We have mutual interdependence. We need the whole world to be part of Covax: all the drug companies should have committed all their vaccine doses to Covax, which could then equitably provide the vaccine...”

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  2. Jan 10

    Today is my last day of leave & I am spending it celebrating my 33 year wedding anniversary with my partner in life and research. Looking forward to returning to work tomorrow - SSAK

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    17 Dec 2020

    President has congratulated epidemiologist and chair of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19, , on being awarded the 2020 John Maddox Prize

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    17 Dec 2020

    Professor Jonathan D Jansen, President of the Academy of Science of South Africa on the significance of this year's joint winners, and Anthony Fauci.

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  5. 17 Dec 2020

    Honored to receive this warm message from recognizing the accomplishments of Quarraisha and myself over the last few weeks.

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    14 Dec 2020

    The 2020 is jointly awarded to Anthony Fauci and Salim S. Abdool Karim

    , , and 2 others
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  7. 14 Dec 2020

    I am grateful to be a co-recipient of the 2020 John Maddox prize and honored to share it with my long-standing colleague and friend, Anthony Fauci. It is our duty as scientists to speak with integrity, be guided by the evidence and inform the public honestly.

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  8. 14 Dec 2020

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  9. 1 Dec 2020

    [WATCH] 1 in 5 HIV+ people live in South Africa. What is needed to end this epidemic? Quarraisha and I unpack it in “Heroes in the Field” video.

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    1 Dec 2020

    I’m inspired by Quarraisha Abdool Karim and . They are two of the most respected HIV/AIDS researchers in the world. And now they are helping guide the COVID-19 response in South Africa and around the globe.

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  11. 1 Dec 2020

    [WATCH] This evening I will be on from 17h00-18h00 talking to about the responses to the AIDS epidemic and COVID-19 in South Africa

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  12. 1 Dec 2020

    16 Days of Activism for no violence against women and children

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  13. 27 Nov 2020

    [ICYMI] in case you missed the talk on COVID-19 Vaccine Equity and Accessibility, a link to the webinar, including my presentation on the vaccine landscape and it’s impact on South Africans is available on Facebook.

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  14. 23 Nov 2020

    [PARTICIPATE] On 25 November 2020 at 2pm I will be participating in a panel “COVID-19 Vaccines: Access and Equity” to discuss what the new results from Pfizer/BioNtech, AstraZeneca/ Oxford and Moderna candidates mean for South Africans Register at

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  15. 18 Nov 2020

    This evening I will be presenting the 2019-20 Cartwright Lecture “COVID-19 in South Africa: medical, scientific and political challenges” at . Full details and registration link at

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  16. 6 Oct 2020

    Join Anders Tegnell and I in conversation with at the 2020 Virtual Nobel-inspired Lecture on the Meaning of Science in the Age of COVID-19. Details in the poster.

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  17. 23 Sep 2020

    [READ] What explains South Africa’s relative success in fighting COVID-19? Here are 9 theories

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  18. 2 Sep 2020

    [LIVE NOW] , , & myself are in discussion now at the first session of the 2020 O’Neill Colloquium to talk about the future of COVID19. View the event live here: …

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  19. 30 Jul 2020

    Thank you so much for all the wonderful and warm birthday wishes. I am blessed to have your good wishes and support. I deeply appreciate the kind words. - SSAK

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  20. 30 Jul 2020

    Thank you for the fascinating analysis and the good wishes! A great birthday gift - SSAK

    Replying to @AkSafs @ProfAbdoolKarim
    As if on cue, on his 60th birthday, SAJS published the commentary that I wrote about today about his approach during ! Happy birthday!!!
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