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Africa's COVID-19 response: It’s all about the people on the ground

In Africa, only 6% of the population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

This is compared to over 70% of high-income countries where 40% of the population has been vaccinated.

12
Nov
2021

NY Times

Pfizer Will Allow Its Covid Pill to Be Made and Sold Cheaply in Poor Countries

The company announced a deal that could help significantly expand access to the Covid-19 treatment, but the agreement excludes a number of countries hit hard by the pandemic.

16
Nov
2021

CGTN

Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 8.56 million: Africa CDC

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,560,266 as of Monday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

16
Nov
2021

WHO

Update on Omicron

On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE).

28
Nov
2021

UN

Omicron COVID variant underlines need for global ‘pandemic treaty’

The emergence of the threatening new Omicron variant shows how important it is for the world to end the current “cycle of panic and neglect”

29
Nov
2021

Aljazeera

Omicron travel bans harming global cooperation, WHO warns

UN warns travel bans are hindering the sharing of samples from South Africa that could shed light on the new variant

01
Dec
2021

Reuters

Omicron rapidly dominating in South Africa, U.S. reports first case

Heavily mutated Omicron is rapidly becoming the dominant variant of the coronavirus in South Africa less than four weeks after it was first detected there

01
Dec
2021

Relief Web

Africa steps up Omicron variant detection as COVID-19 cases rise in southern Africa

Brazzaville, 2 December 2021 – African countries are stepping up measures to detect and control the spread of the Omicron variant as weekly new COVID-19 cases in the continent rise by 54% due to an upsurge in southern Africa.

02
Dec
2021

Reuters

South African data suggests Omicron gets around some, not all immunity

The Omicron variant appears able to get around some immunity but vaccines should still offer protection against severe disease, according to the latest data from South Africa where it is fast overtaking Delta to become the dominant variant.

02
Dec
2021

UNECA

Extreme Poverty Rises in West Africa Due to Covid-19 Pandemic

Extreme poverty in Western Africa increased by nearly 3 percent last year, according to a new report on the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 published today by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

21
Jan
2022