Covid-19 is no longer a health emergency, after 8 986 322 cases and 174 243 deaths in Africa.
"While acknowledging the remaining uncertainties posted by potential evolution of SARS-CoV-2, they advised that it is time to transition to long-term management of the Covid-19 pandemic," said the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee.As of Friday, according to the WHO's fact sheet, Africa's tally was 8 986 322 Covid-19 cases and 174 243 Covid-19-related deaths since the start of the outbreak in 2019.
This happened as Covid-19 became a new tool in the exertion of global diplomatic influence by world powers, such as the United States, China, and Russia, before the war in Ukraine. By January last year, there were 137 vaccine candidates undergoing clinical trials and 194 candidates in pre-clinical development as world powers sought to dominate in the spaces.According to the Global Health Research and Policy Journal, the main causes of vaccine reluctance were worries about vaccine safety and side effects, a lack of faith in the pharmaceutical industry, and inaccurate or contradictory media reports.
Later during the pandemic, more Western countries began donating vaccines to Africa as a show of power, but, among African thinkers, it was because the stockpiles were about to expire.
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