Coping with the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: implications for an improved outbreak response

Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi; Francesco Chirico; Aanuoluwapo Adeyimika Afolabi; Gabriella Nucera

doi:10.2217/fvl-2021-0184

Coping with the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: implications for an improved outbreak response

Future Virol. 2021 Dec:10.2217/fvl-2021-0184. doi: 10.2217/fvl-2021-0184. Epub 2021 Jan 17.

Authors

Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi^{1

2}, Francesco Chirico³, Aanuoluwapo Adeyimika Afolabi¹, Gabriella Nucera⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
² Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
³ Post-Graduate School of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.
⁴ Department of Medicine, ASST Fatebenefratelli & Sacco. Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Emergency Unit, Milan, Italy.

Abstract

The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has commenced. To avert increase in cases and avert preventable deaths, community engagement strategies such as the promotion of vaccination, voluntary testing and debunking of COVID-19-related rumors need to be undertaken.

Keywords: Africa; COVID-19; coronavirus disease; health literacy; outbreak response; vaccine hesitancy.