Home Multimedia Will South Africa’s younger population lead to fewer COVID-19 deaths? MultimediaPodcasts Will South Africa’s younger population lead to fewer COVID-19 deaths? By Dylan Bush - April 21, 2020 Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Across the world, the new coronavirus has hit the elderly the hardest. But in a relatively young South Africa, could age work in our favour? Dylan Bush + posts Dylan Bush is Bhekisisa's production and multimedia manager. Dylan Bush https://bhekisisa.org/author/dylan/ Deconstructing science: What journalists want Dylan Bush https://bhekisisa.org/author/dylan/ Mobile tech: A malaria-fighting secret weapon for Africa? Dylan Bush https://bhekisisa.org/author/dylan/ Non-lung TB, the silent killer Dylan Bush https://bhekisisa.org/author/dylan/ Most South Africans have the TB germ - so why aren't they sick? RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Resources The jabs that could save us — an introduction to COVID vaccines for journos News and analysis The Pfizer vaccines are coming. Is SA’s cold chain ready? News and analysis Q&A: Six things you should know about the Sisonke COVID jab study Multimedia What is herd immunity anyway? Here’s how many people South Africa should vaccinate News and analysis Why South Africa isn’t using the AstraZeneca jabs it bought News and analysis Vaccine history, part 1: What can we learn from measles? News and analysis Tours, trips and travel: Why vaccine passports may be a route back to normal — but only for some News and analysis Ending a pandemic: How to calculate how many people need to get vaccinated News and analysis One mask to rule them all: This type of cloth mask is better than two Opinion ‘No respecter of persons’: Why COVID-19 variants don’t recognise vaccine passports General resources What’s unique about the body’s response to the 501Y.V2 variant? Find out Multimedia [WATCH] A dummy’s guide to COVID vaccine approvals LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment
