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Vaccine hesitancy persists as Covid-19 spreads in South Africa, report shows
As Covid-19 continues to spread, giving rise to new variants, South Africans are still disseminating misinformation and expressing doubts about the Covid-19 vaccine.
21
Sep
2023
Aljazeera
What level of risk is posed by a new wave of COVID-19 cases?
The World Health Organization records 1.4 million new infections during July and August – up 80 percent from the previous month.
18
Sep
2023
Africa CDC
Communique on SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 sub-variant
On 18 August 2023, the World Health Organisation (WHO) classified BA.2.86 as a ‘variant under monitoring (VUM)’ after the report of hyper-mutated BA.2.86 subvariant from multiple countries.
06
Sep
2023
Africa CDC
Statement on the New COVID Strain, EG.5 SARS-COV-2 Subvariant
The World Health Organization (WHO) designated EG.5, a descendant lineage of XBB.1.9.2, and its sub-lineages as a variant of interest (VOI), following the recent increase in the number of E.G.5 cases reported.
25
Sep
2023