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Demographics, preparedness may explain Africa’s low COVID-19 fatality rates

December 21, 2020Health & Medicine

BBC Africa reporter Andrew Harding speculates on the reasons why Africa’s overall COVID-19 fatality rates have been so low compared to the rest of the world.

A girl receives anti-measles vaccination drops in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Mass national vaccination campaigns against measles and polio are common in much of the developing world.

A Nigerian writer mocks US disease concern, saying that Africa should screen Americans for measles

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