Although cases have risen, hospitalization in South Africa remains low
‘Together We Can’ by MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) alumni shares a public-service announcement (PSA) on safety protocols
Nine, including South Africa, Morocco and Tunisia, had reached the 10% goal at the beginning of September and another six managed to sprint ahead to reach the target this month due to rising vaccine deliveries.
WHO urges African countries to urgently ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations as the squeeze on vaccine shipments eases.
Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia accounted for 83% of the new deaths recorded in the past week.
The pandemic erases decades of gains in development but response efforts show signs of renewed global commitment.
A lack of adherence to transmission prevention measures has fuelled the new surge that coincides with colder seasonal weather in southern Africa and as more contagious variants spread.
Only 38 million vaccines have been received on the continent of about 1.2 billion people.
In an interview with Africa Renewal, Ms. Taylor also discusses Liberia's development priorities.
Government uses tech to contact trace, send money to the poor during lockdown, and now for vaccination rollout.
First batch of COVAX vaccines arrived in March, country aims to inoculate 70% of 200 million people by 2022.
