The political theatre of the UK's travel ban on South Africa.

Competing Interests: FV reports grants from USAID, Unitaid, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), the US National Institutes of Health, ViiV, and Merck; non-financial support from Merck, ViiV, and Gilead; personal fees from Virology Education, Gilead, ViiV, Mylan, Merck, Adcock-Ingram, Aspen, Abbott, Roche, J&J, and Cipla all unrelated to the topic of this Comment. SAM reports grants and personal fees from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and grants from SAMRC, Novavax, Pfizer, and Minervax unrelated to the topic of this Comment. MMo reports consultancy fees from Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) unrelated to the topic of this Comment. MMe, GG, LB, and TdO declare no competing interests.