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AllAfrica
Over 367 Million Covid19 Vaccines Administered Across Africa
As of August 14, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,293,141 while 367,551,346 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.
14
Aug
2022
Genengnews
Omicron’s Origins: How the SARS-CoV-2 Variant Emerged in Africa
First detected in a patient in South Africa in mid-November 2021, Omicron BA.1 spread to 87 countries around the world within just a few weeks.
05
Dec
2022
FANABC
Africa CDC Convenes Public Health Officials, Experts To Prepare The Continent To Respond To Future Outbreaks
Public health officials, experts, researchers, and scientists around Africa gathered at a major conference at the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the past week to take stock of how ready, in a post-COVID-19 world, African countries are to face up to the next disease threat, confirmed Africa CDC.
05
Dec
2022
allAfrica
Africa: Ventilation Reduces the Risk of Covid. So Why Are We Still Ignoring It?
At the end of the third year of the pandemic, we are no longer surprised to hear we're in a new wave of infection. It's fuelled by new sub-variants of the virus that may evade immunity from both vaccination and previous infections.
01
Dec
2022
ECDC
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern as of 1
ECDC regularly assesses new evidence on variants detected through epidemic intelligence, rules-based genomic variant screening, or other scientific sources.
01
Dec
2022
The South African
Covid-19 vaccines running out, people still dying
Despite it’s effectiveness, Covid vaccines still receive scrutiny from the South African public, some of which are not vaccinated.
14
Nov
2022
MED India
COVID-19 Vaccine: Myths and Facts - Latest News and Research Updates
Debunking several misconceptions or myths that have surfaced regarding covid vaccination is important and focus on the facts related to COVID-19 vaccines.
16
Jan
2023
Investing in Africa
Africa in 2023 - "Political and Economic Volatility Impact To African Economies"
Africa's economy was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022 when a range of internal and external shocks.
14
Jan
2023
Snopes
A Viral Tweet on COVID-19 and Vaccination in Africa Misinforms
Claims about COVID-19 death and vaccination rates in Africa were out of date and ignored significant problems with data collection.
05
Jan
2023
The Conversation
Long COVID stemmed from mild cases of COVID-19 in most people, according to a new multi-country study.
Even mild COVID-19 cases can have major and long-lasting effects on people’s health. Symptoms of long COVID-19 include fatigue, shortness of breath and cognitive issues.
05
Jan
2023