An African mystery: Where did COVID go?

[Valin]

Hot Air

Jazz Shaw

Nov. 20 2021

There’s something strange happening in Africa which, according to the Associated Press, has scientists “mystified.” The curious situation is particularly prevalent in Zimbabwe. It’s a nation with a population of 14.8 million people and a vaccination rate of less than 6%, a fact that the World Health Organization lectures us about endlessly. And yet in the past week, they recorded a total of 33 COVID deaths. How is this possible? The AP interviewed a number of people who were shopping in a township outside Harare, almost none of whom were wearing masks. One man declared that the virus was “gone” and asked the reporter, “when did you last hear of anyone who has died of COVID-19?” He said that he carries a mask in his pocket because the police demand bribes from people without masks or they are threatened with arrest, but he rarely puts it on. Doctors have a few theories they are tossing around, though many are simply stumped. But I bet some of us who aren’t medical professionals could make a guess.

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[SDwaters]

Other data points that support the "herd immunity" proposition are things that facilitate viral spread: Major components of public transport in Zimbabwe (trains, mini-busses, car pools) tend to be very crowded, and much of the population has to spend a lot of time standing in packed lines waiting for basic goods.

[Valin]

1 hour ago, SDwaters said:

Other data points that support the "herd immunity" proposition are things that facilitate viral spread: Major components of public transport in Zimbabwe (trains, mini-busses, car pools) tend to be very crowded, and much of the population has to spend a lot of time standing in packed lines waiting for basic goods.