Scientists and world health leaders have called for an all-out approach to combatting COVID-19, but wealthy countries have pursued vaccine nationalism. This backfires if new variants emerge in parts of the world with low immunity.

But even though this happened, it's certainly not too late to address it. With Delta, scientists took many weeks to identify what was behind India's terrible wave and by the time it was sequenced and traced, it had already gained a foothold across the world. South African scientists were thankfully able to sequence, trace and inform the world about Omicron extremely fast which gives serious hope that the situation can be controlled.

I think China and other socialist countries will handle it fine. Capitalist countries, not so much :stonks-up:

  • Mizokon [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    Luckily COVID seems to mutate more (often?) than smallpox, so maybe now that a potential "super variant" exists, the west will put more money into global vaccination? :hopium:

    • Teekeeus
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      21 days ago

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      • Mizokon [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        they might do it if it fucks themselves over too much. then again, west isn't too concerned (line wise) about millions dead domestically so :shrug-outta-hecks:

        • Teekeeus
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          21 days ago

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        • chiefecula [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          The problem with covid is that it only kills poor people who can't afford good healthcare. Unless omicron variant is strong enough to take them out, the rich won't do anything like they didn't with normal/delta covid.