South Africa faces widespread scepticism over safety
TIM COCKS AS a nurse in a country battling deadly diseases, Rich Sicina sometimes vaccinates other South Africans, but he says there is no way he will take a COVID-19 shot - he doesn't believe it will be safe or effective. South Africa's decision on Sunday to suspend plans to roll out AstraZeneca's vaccine, after data showed it may not offer sufficient protection against the country's dominant coronavirus variant, has only added to Sicina's concerns. "We do not trust these politicians," he said. Many South Africans agree. The Indaba nurses union, to which Sicina belongs, has advised its 17,000 members…