In 2020, we clung to hope to end the pandemic – hope for an effective vaccine and hope for unity across humanity. Today, in 2021, we have several effective Covid-19 vaccines – an extraordinary scientific feat – and vaccination has begun in Malaysia. In an ugly me-first scramble, a handful of wealthy nations have grabbed the bulk of vaccines while developing countries just watch and wait. More than half the Israeli population and a quarter of the British population have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to Our World in Data, an Oxford University project. Human Writes columnist Mangai Balasegaram writes mostly on health but also delves into anything on being human.

Source: The Star March 01, 2021 07:31 UTC