SACovid Vaccine (IMAGE) University of the Witwatersrand Caption Professor of Vaccinology, Shabir Madhi of Wits University leads the first Covid-19 vaccine trial in Africa. The South African Ox1Cov-19 Vaccine VIDA-Trial begins on June 24th 2020. Credit WITS UNIVERSITY Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.