{"id":11320,"date":"2022-02-04T16:06:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T16:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/cdc-hails-namibias-covid-response"},"modified":"2022-02-04T16:28:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T16:28:14","slug":"cdc-hails-namibias-covid-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/cdc-hails-namibias-covid-response","title":{"rendered":"CDC hails Namibia\u2019s Covid response"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Albertina Nakale<\/p>\n

Throughout this turbulent pandemic period, Namibia has been a leader in rapidly, comprehensively, and consistently responding to the changes needed to curb Covid-19.<\/p>\n

These sentiments were shared by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Namibia country director Brian Baker in an interview with New Era.<\/p>\n

He said the country has achieved some remarkable successes, specifically in the core areas of prevention, testing, and treatment for confirmed cases.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, at the start of 2020, the country did not have the ability to test samples, however, building upon existing laboratory infrastructure and local expertise, today thousands of Covid-19 tests can be run in-country every single day,\u201d Baker hailed.<\/p>\n

The CDC commended Namibia for the implementation of best practices in communication to the public through daily briefings from the health ministry and has made enormous progress in Covid-19 vaccination, with more than 360 000 Namibians fully vaccinated to date.<\/p>\n

New Era wanted to know the CDC\u2019s views on those whose aspirations are to see the pandemic treated as an endemic.<\/p>\n

Baker explained there are at least two things to consider when discussing the question of whether or not a disease is endemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst, it is helpful to begin by defining the term endemic, which refers to the constant presence of a disease in a population within a geographic area. By that definition, the unpredictable and rapidly changing nature of Covid-19, combined with the repeated emergence of never before variants, means that from the scientific standpoint, Covid-19 is not endemic,\u201d he clarified.<\/p>\n

Secondly, he said, when people ask this question, what they often are really asking is \u201cwhen can we return to our pre-pandemic lives?\u201d<\/p>\n

However, he is optimistic there will be a day when Covid-19 does not repeatedly overwhelm hospitals and health systems and does not cause extraordinarily large numbers of deaths, and where Covid-19 is just another common illness that does not cause immense harm.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are most certainly not there today. However, we can get there soon \u2013 and large-scale vaccination is the most important intervention to achieve that goal \u2013 in other words, vaccination is the key to turning Covid-19 into an endemic disease. Once most people are vaccinated, it will reduce the severity of any future waves and allow us to resume more normalcy in our lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Asked if Omicron variant has been neutralised, he responded the spread of Omicron across the globe has been unprecedented, even when compared with other Covid-19 strains.<\/p>\n

According to Baker, each country has experienced a wave at different time in point, but the impact has been similar everywhere \u2013 an exponential increase in cases and resulting burden on hospitals and the health system.<\/p>\n

So far, Namibia has lost over 3 900 people to Covid-19, mostly during the deadly third wave in June and July 2021.<\/p>\n

Baker warned while cases are currently declining in Namibia, cases are rapidly increasing in other countries, and the threat of overwhelmed hospitals and health systems remains very real.<\/p>\n

Moreover, Baker said while cases are going down, infections are still occurring commonly in communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow is not the time to let our guard down,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Namibia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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