Africa: The Slow Motion Race for a TB Vaccine: [spotlight] If the world had forgotten the importance of vaccines, COVID-19 has served as a stark reminder. Less than a year after the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), over a hundred vaccine candidates are under development and several large clinical trials are already under way, including some in South Africa. It is plausible that a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine will be available within the next year or two, although only time and properly conducted trials will tell. – AllAfrica News: Africa

Africa: Media Have Muted the Voices of Women During Covid-19: [The Conversation Africa] COVID-19 has distressed societies to the core. Among the fault lines it has exposed is the fact that gender bias remains rampant in news coverage. – AllAfrica News: Africa

Africa: Funding for Covid-19 Treatments – No One Is Safe Until Everyone Is: [African Arguments] Without cash, the chance to ensure fair access to COVID-19 treatments for all is disappearing fast. $ 4 billion needs to arrive in the next two months. – AllAfrica News: Africa

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