Africa UN Knowledge Hub for COVID-19

Antibiotics are drugs designed to treat infections caused by bacteria (for example, skin infections). They don’t work on infections caused by other microbes such as viruses (including COVID and flu) or fungi.

Scientists are trying to find out whether there’s a genetic reason certain people have managed to avoid COVID

Convergent evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2, BA.4, and BA.5 lineages has led to the emergence of several new subvariants, including BA.2.75.2, BA.4.6. and BQ.1.1.

It has been shown that stimulation of innate immunity may provide temporary protection against a variety of infectious diseases.

In many African countries, COVID-19 vaccine coverage remained significantly slow for a prolonged period, primarily due to vaccine shortage.

The COVID-19 Vaccine Survey (CVACS) is a South African national panel study of individuals initially...

Variable recovery duration and a variety of problems have been among the many debatable elements of COVID-19 experienced by numerous individuals.

The higher prevalence of common cold viruses in Africa may have helped the continent experience relatively lower death rates from Covid-19, a study of people in Zimbabwe suggests.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections, related hospitalizations, and deaths has been critical for ...

What we can learn from the history of vaccine science and development.