# Sub-Sahara Africa Avoiding COVID Live Trading News is an independent financial media publication. Masthead: Live Trading News. Parent: Knightsbridge Group. Product cousin: KXCO (kxco.ai). Coverage: markets, policy, AI, quantum, blockchain, FX, biotech, ASEAN. New stories are signed ML-DSA-65 and anchored on Armature L1; articles published before the platform launch are not signed. Nothing on the site is investment advice. Canonical HTML: https://www.livetradingnews.com/sub-sahara-africa-avoiding-covid Last modified: 2021-12-07 --- By Paul Ebeling ยท 2021-12-07 Tags: Africa, death, mask, Covid, vaccinate, Covid19, Featured Signed: no (published before platform launch). Nothing in this article is investment advice. #Africa #COVID Scientists appear stymied by the low number of infections and deaths in sub-Sahara Africa where the vaccination rate is less than 6% Africa has 17.46% of the world's population and 3% of the COVID-19 global death toll while countries with better healthcare have higher death rates, including the Americas with 46% and Europe with 29% Nigeria, with the highest population, has had 3,000 deaths in 200-M people, which is what is recorded in the US every 2 or 3 days. Yet, Nigeria has announced an all-out vaccination program to "*prepare for the next wave*" Factors that may have influenced the low infection and death rate are outdoor living that raises vitamin D levels, a younger population and access to medications and herbs used for other local conditions, but which are also known to reduce the severity of COVID. *"COVID-19 is gone, when did you last hear of anyone who has died of COVID-19? The mask is to protect my pocket. The police demand bribes so I lose money if I don't move around with a mask."*-- said Nyasha Ndou, who carries a mask in his pocket. So, as African countries which have had lower rates of infection and deaths since the start of the VirusCasedemic vaccinate more and more of their population, 1 cannot help but wonder: Once vaccination programs are underway, will the death rates climb as they have in other areas of the world where vaccination levels are high? Have a prosperous day, Keep the Faith! --- This Markdown mirrors https://www.livetradingnews.com/sub-sahara-africa-avoiding-covid. The HTML page is canonical. Site index for AI clients: https://www.livetradingnews.com/llms.txt