Knowing the scale of Covid-19 in Africa the world’s next big challenge

By
Abigail Pyne
Wilmot James
July 08, 2021

Proper data on what vaccines do is crucial in fighting vaccine reluctance as well.

Africa is in a very difficult corner. A third wave of the coronavirus, which is likely to be caused by the Delta and Delta Plus variants, is pulsing its way across the region, putting pressure on stressed and ailing health-care systems. Worse is that we simply do not know the scale of the challenge. SA is among few African countries that measure deaths attributable to Covid-19 causes. 

Read the full article in Business Day here.