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I have the best job in the country: Professor Glenda Gray on the big vaccine rollout

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Professor Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council. (Photo: Supplied by SAMRC)
Professor Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council. (Photo: Supplied by SAMRC)

She's forgotten what it’s like to have a weekend. Or how it feels to be able to spend time with her family without her phone ringing and some medical expert wanting to pick her brain. 

For almost a year Professor Glenda Gray’s every waking hour has been consumed by one thing: finding a way to help South Africa escape the clutches of Covid-19. 

And her colleagues say we should all be grateful for the sacrifices she’s made – because if it wasn’t for her, SA’s vaccination plans might have totally stalled.

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