🌍 A global pandemic needs a global response

Rich countries can’t control Covid alone, so poorer ones are stepping in

Hi everyone,

Joseph Dana, senior editor at Exponential View, is based in Cape Town. He is having a different experience of Covid, from the lens of the South, to the one many of us are having. I thought it would be valuable to bring that perspective to our understanding as this pandemic moves, hopefully, into the endgame.

Please take a moment to thank Joseph by hitting the ♥️ above. He’s around for comments below too.

Cheers, Azeem

We’re at a crossroad in the fight against Covid-19. Despite the historic global vaccination effort underway, variants and mutations of the virus are stubbornly popping up in forgotten corners of the globe. This is particularly glaring in Africa, where most countries haven’t secured enough vaccines to begin inoculating their populations. The rise of new variants such as the one in South Africa has led some to speculate that the global fight against Covid-19 won’t move forward without an extra focus on less developed countries. This is only partially accurate.

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