• CoralMarks [he/him]
    hexagon
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    4 years ago

    This article I read yesterday put it pretty well I think:

    In a globally intertwined economy vitally dependent on the movement of workers and complex supply chains, the lack of vaccine coverage for significant parts of the global population means the virus will have ample room to mutate, evade any newly created immunity, and travel far. New vaccines will continue to be developed, but given the delayed and uneven deployment, COVID-19 will always be one step ahead.

    This does not bode well for the future of billions of ordinary people whose lives will be disrupted by the virus, but it seems to sit well with the wealthy who are currently making a windfall out of COVID-19 outbreak.

    If we are to end the pandemic, save human lives, and prevent economic catastrophe for the most vulnerable, we urgently need to overhaul the mechanisms of disaster capitalism and ensure that vaccines are equitably distributed and anti-COVID measures effectively implemented across the world.

    • Wordplay [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I missed that. Great article, and great post. Godspeed to China and Cuba.. I wonder if it'd be looking a little less bleak if that Oxford vaccine ended up being open source...