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Private doctors and civilians have been exploiting gaps in the public health system to get vaccinated
Health workers have been prioritised and the electronic data system tightened between the arrival of the first and second batches of vials
The 501Y.V2 strain produces strong antibodies, but it’s not known how long immunity lasts, so being vaccinated remains essential
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention only launched in 2017, but between Ebola, measles and the Covid-19 pandemic, it has had its work cut out for it. The agency’s director Dr John Nkengasong speaks to The Continent about the vaccine rollout and the turn of the tide in Tanzania
South African tertiary institutions had to move to emergency remote learning with little warning last year. But experts say a blended learning model will become the new normal for education
The curfew is shorter, alcohol sale times almost normal and more people can meet at religious, social, political and cultural gatherings
Most people recover from Covid‑19 quickly, but Long Haulers in Nigeria are turning to one another for support
Far from rendering major cities obsolete, the pandemic forced the mayor of Paris to quickly implement pedestrianisation as an urban design innovation. With thoughtful planning, similar bold transformations can happen in other cities
According to Statistics South Africa, the unemployment rate reached 32.5% in the last months of 2020 — the highest since the quarterly labour-force survey began