COVID-19

ADF STAFF After declining globally in May and June, COVID-19 infections are rising again, this time powered by the rapid spread of the BA.4 and BA.5 strains of the omicron variant. “New waves of the virus demonstrate again that COVID-19…

ADF STAFF The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has inked a deal with American pharmaceutical company Pfizer to bring supplies of the antiviral Paxlovid pill to the continent. A November 2021 study showed…

ADF STAFF For millions of people, recovering from their initial COVID-19 infection is just the beginning. The months that follow can include a collection of debilitating health issues, including the condition known as “brain fog.” While…

ADF STAFF Last year, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response called for urgent action to end the COVID-19 pandemic and prevent future disease outbreaks. In May, the panel, established by the World Health…

ADF STAFF As the COVID-19 virus evolves and creates new variants, the risk of repeated infections rises and with it an increased risk of developing the collection of chronic symptoms known at long COVID, according to a world health…

ADF STAFF Two new oxygen-generating units in Nigeria’s northern Borno State will help health centers across the region treat people with COVID-19, pneumonia and other breathing problems. COVID-19 infections have dropped dramatically from…

ADF STAFF At a time when Africans are dealing with the peaks and valleys of COVID-19 infections, China continues to push misinformation about the disease. Government officials in China recently acted on a debunked claim when they…

This article is part of an ongoing series. For more debunked COVID-19 claims visit the first article in the series. ADF STAFF Social media can be an effective tool to spread accurate information about COVID-19 and help guard…

ADF STAFF Scientists studying the long-term health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic say they have found that the disease triples the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and doubles the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease — two neurological…

ADF STAFF West African scientists are saying the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the challenges they face in detecting and diagnosing infections. They believe structural shortfalls must be addressed before another pandemic hits the continent,…