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The man who unveiled COVID's hidden variants receives SA's highest honour

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Tulio De Oliveira explains the open public nomination process and says the award is symbolic rather than financial, coming with a medal whose first recipient was Nelson Mandela.

He reflects on 30 years of outbreak work and stresses that early identification of pathogens and the development of diagnostics, therapies and vaccines save lives, especially in South Africa
19 May 5AM English South Africa Society & Culture · Daily News

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