Tag: COVID-19

Interview: Manou Bheenick

At the end of the day, we have to maintain optimism and keep up hope, persevere with what has to be done to not only survive but live

  Last year started out hopeful with the emergence of COVID-19 vaccines, but quickly proved to be a challenging year for governments and communities worldwide.

The Molnupiravir Controversy

‘Best thing is for people to take their own precautions because others are more concerned about business and the economy’

In reality, 2021 was the year of Covid, Coup, Climate, Chaos, and of course, China. In short, C for Catastrophe

Editorial

Omicron may not be the final variant, but it may be the final variant of concern

The country cannot continue to pay a heavy price for incompetence and costly blunders at the expense of public funds

Interview Rajeev Hasnah, Economist

  In places with low vaccination rates, Covid-19 has the chance to linger, and variants develop and travel. Without global vaccine equity, this entirely predictable pattern will repeat

Interview: Rabin Bhujun, Journaliste

It is only a fully vaccinated and united world that can stem Covid-19 and thus be better prepared to aptly counter and overcome the next pandemic

Risk Management

The new variant is a warning: unless we take urgent action to correct global vaccine inequities, we risk the emergence of further variants, some of which may evade