Wins, missteps and lessons: African experts reflect on two years of Covid response
The fact that two years into the pandemic, the North-South disparities and unequal power structures in global health are still intact is a huge cause for concern
The fact that two years into the pandemic, the North-South disparities and unequal power structures in global health are still intact is a huge cause for concern
Moderna’s decision to continue making the vaccine itself, though on the Kenyan site, is a signal that the company (at least for the moment) is not considering licensing its technology to a third party for local manufacture.
All variants of SARS-CoV-2 are equally airborne, but the chance of catching COVID depends on the transmissibility or contagiousness of the variant (delta was more contagious than previous variants
COVID antibodies don’t persist that well – hence the desire for boosters.
The Kenyan coastal fishery supports more than 23,000 fishers catching over 16,000 tonnes of fish annually.
Trust has always been morally important. However, the pandemic moved questions of trust to the very centre of everyday decision-making.
People in China are able to move around freely right now. Many Americans may believe that the Chinese are able to enjoy this freedom because of China’s authoritarian regime.
The risk of children getting very sick or dying with Covid-19 is low, but the relative risk of severe outcomes and death that kids face when they acquire Covid-19 is extremely high.
Every coronavirus infection starts with a virus particle, a spherical shell that protects a single long string of genetic material and inserts it into a human cell.
Today, the most advanced method to measure and monitor traffic in cities uses anonymous location data from mobile phones with sophisticated mathematical and computer simulation models.