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AU Elevates Africa CDC to Continental Public Health Agency
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After taking a global leadership role in the fight against COVID-19, the Africa Centres for Disease…
African Union Boosts Continent’s Ability to Respond to Pandemics
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Drawing on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the African Union has approved a plan to boost…
South Africa Shows Normalcy Is On Horizon
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The recent news that South Africa was lifting COVID-19 restrictions was met with celebrations.…
‘Stealth’ Omicron Variant Is Difficult for Researchers to Identify, Track
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Researchers in South Africa say the omicron variant known as BA.2 has become the dominant strain of…
Study: African Children Hospitalized With COVID-19 At Higher Risk
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After two years of COVID-19, the disease severity is substantially lower among children and…
Omicron Cases Ebb, But Pandemic Far From Over
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Africa’s COVID-19 caseload has taken a sharp downturn since peaking around the beginning of the year.…