It is easy and perhaps natural to blame COVID-19 for our present ills, including lockdowns, masking fatigue, immobility, vaccine dilemma and stress. However, it was not unexpected. COVID-19, like all outbreaks, warned us in detail well in advance before it showed up. And when it did on a smaller scale, we allowed it to fester…
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The scramble for vaccines
The way forward for low-income nations We know what the COVID-19 vaccine controversies are, but there is an urgent need for an actual solution. The accusations are that rich nations are hoarding vaccines; this, notwithstanding the COVAX initiative under the auspices of the WHO to ensure vaccine equity. But COVAX neither barred rich nations from…