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We want to prevent that progression to severe disease so that we don’t overwhelm our health care facilities.

— Borna Nyaoke-Anoke Africa's largest clinical trial for early stage COVID-19 drugs launches (2021)

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We need to strengthen our preparedness to ensure we do not overwhelm our healthcare facilities with patients with severe illness.

It paints a bleak picture of when the continent will achieve herd immunity.

Africa's largest clinical trial for early stage COVID-19 drugs launches (2021)

We need research here in Africa that will inform policies and test-and-treat strategies, so that as clinicians we can give the best options to people with COVID19.

We cannot compare our health capacity with that in Europe or America. What might be considered a small number of severe diseases in the global north might have devastating consequences in Africa.

Africa's largest clinical trial for early stage COVID-19 drugs launches (2021)

There is a great need to ensure that before everyone has access to these vaccines, for those who do get sick, we are able to assist them in curing the disease or preventing its progression into a more severe disease.

Africa's largest clinical trial for early stage COVID-19 drugs launches (2021)

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