COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (27 October 2021)
In addition to the Weekly Outbreak Brief and other documents on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that the African Union/Africa CDC and WHO/AFRO are taking to help African Union Member States, we share a biweekly brief detailing the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world, as well […]
Outbreak Brief 92: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (12 October 2021), 813,859 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, including 10,641 new deaths, have been reported globally. To date, a global total of 240,211,143 COVID-19 cases and 4,843,139 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 2%) have been reported by 225 countries and territories to the World Health […]
Outbreak Brief 91: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (5 October 2021), 2,627,270 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, including 42,293 new deaths, have been reported globally. To date, a global total of 237,331,547 COVID-19 cases and 4,843,139 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 2%) have been reported from 225 countries and territories to the World Health […]
COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (13 October 2021)
In addition to the Weekly Outbreak Brief and other documents on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that the African Union/Africa CDC and WHO/AFRO are taking to help African Union Member States, we share a biweekly brief detailing the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world, as well […]
Outbreak Brief 90: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (28 September 2021), 3,043,020 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, including 53,202 new deaths, have been reported globally. To date, a global total of 234,704,277 COVID-19 cases and 4,800,846 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 2%) have been reported from 225 countries and territories to the World Health […]
Outbreak Brief 89: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (21 September 2021), 3,259,824 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, including 56,683 new deaths, have been reported globally. To date, a global total of 231,661,257 COVID-19 cases and 4,747,644 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 2.1%) have been reported from 225 countries and territories to the World Health […]
COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (28 September 2021)
In addition to the Weekly Outbreak Brief and other documents on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that the African Union/Africa CDC and WHO/AFRO are taking to help African Union Member States, we share a biweekly brief detailing the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world, as well […]
African Union and the Africa CDC’s Africa Regulatory Taskforce has endorsed the Emergency Use Authorisation of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine (Vero Cell [Inactivated]) – CoronaVac
The Africa Regulatory Taskforce is a joint effort established by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) coordinated African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization (AMRH) Initiative, and the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) African Vaccine Regulatory Forum (AVAREF) to enable and provide support for an effective regulatory framework for […]
African Union and the Africa CDC’s Africa Regulatory Taskforce has endorsed the Emergency Use Authorisation for COVID-19 Vaccine BIBP/ Sinopharm
The Africa Regulatory Taskforce is a joint effort established by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) coordinated African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization (AMRH) Initiative, and the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) African Vaccine Regulatory Forum (AVAREF) to enable and provide support for an effective regulatory framework for […]
Outbreak Brief 88: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (14 September 2021), 3,862,133 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, including 62,740 new deaths, have been reported globally. To date, a global total of 228,401,433 COVID-19 cases and 4,690,961 related deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 2.1%) have been reported from 225 countries and territories to the World Health […]