The Critical Need for Pooled Data on COVID-19 in African Children: An AFREhealth Call for Action through Multi-Country Research Collaboration

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Robust data on epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and outcomes of child and adolescent COVID-19 in African countries are lacking. Cross-country collaborations are critical for obtaining data to understand the effects of COVID-19 on health outcomes among younger populations in these settings.

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