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Re:Long-term Covid-19 booster effectiveness: a population-ba... by dangwhy on Thursday May 25, 2023 @12:59PM (#36073169)
Doesn't africa have really low vaccination rate at like less than 25% in most countries?
Re:Long-term Covid-19 booster effectiveness: a population-ba... by unmole on Thursday May 25, 2023 @01:34PM (#36073621)
Africa also has a population that is very young: A combination of both high birth rates and low life expectancy. I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.
Re:Long-term Covid-19 booster effectiveness: a population-ba... by Scoundreller on Thursday May 25, 2023 @01:53PM (#36073848)
Yup. 60% of the continent’s population is under 25.

> All of the world's top 10 youngest countries by median age are in Africa, with Niger in first place with a median age of 15.1 years.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_in_Africa

Re:Long-term Covid-19 booster effectiveness: a population-ba... by alienicecream on Thursday May 25, 2023 @03:25PM (#36074954)
Maybe the point that since young people are at much less risk, it would have made sense to target the vaccines at the kinds of people that COVID was a threat to, and not quarantine us all fire anyone who didn't want to take it.
Re:Long-term Covid-19 booster effectiveness: a population-ba... by ipaddr on Thursday May 25, 2023 @04:08PM (#36075497)
So does China and other Asian countries
Re:Long-term Covid-19 booster effectiveness: a population-ba... by mikeyouse on Thursday May 25, 2023 @01:18PM (#36073423)
Contra dozens of studies showing the effectiveness and number of deaths averted in countries with strong public health reporting and organization, the existence of lower rates of disease in some African countries with low vaccine uptake is persuasive to you?