The regional head of the World Health Organization for the continent states that African countries are on track to control the coronavirus and the variants that are emerging. Africa has faced a lot of challenges such as inequities in accessing the vaccine and the impact of the lockdowns on their economies. Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO Regional Director for Africa assures us that, “We are finally able to say that if current trends hold, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.” While the continent only has 11% of the adult population vaccinated, they are still expected to maintain control of the virus.
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