Countries around the world rush to vaccinate their populations, aiming to achieve herd immunity thresholds ASAP. Governments have moved to incentivize the vaccination process by allowing vaccinated individuals a greater amount of freedom at restaurants, gyms and other public places.…
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How COVID-19 Has Highlighted Healthcare Disparities in the U.S.
If you think that the American healthcare system is an equal-opportunity market, you either aren’t paying attention or you have deliberately chosen to ignore a reality faced by millions of people. The sad truth is that in the U.S., healthcare…
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The Debate Surrounding Vaccine Patents
During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines were created in record time. Such a pace has never been seen before as most vaccines take years to develop, but thanks to newer technologies and methods, we were able to achieve the goal…
India’s Crackdown on Freedom of Information during the Pandemic:
Since the start of the pandemic, many countries have been accused of falsifying statistics and silencing whistleblowers; however, unsurprisingly, most of those countries were already infamous for curbing free speech even before the pandemic. So, how did the pandemic worsen…
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Exploring the Relationship Between Healthcare Professionals and Law Enforcement in America
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world, healthcare careers were a popular choice for millennials looking to make a difference in the world. As of 2018, 36% of millennials were employed in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. And…
How to successfully handle a pandemic: countries that have done (relatively) well
Often, when discussing the topic of which country has had, and has implemented, the best solution for containing the coronavirus, it is left out that each country is different. Although this seems obvious, I don’t think it is discussed enough.…
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On Brussels: Fighting the Curve
Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here Across the EU, the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is being rapidly rolled out. Many EU members, including France, Germany, Spain and Sweden, will begin vaccinating en masse on 27 December. After a foul year, the end of…
The Short-Term Effects of Remote Learning in the United States
As of the first week of September, 73% of the largest 100 school districts in the U.S. decided to go to full remote learning for their students. Other districts across the country have adopted hybrid programs, while some are trying…
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COVID-19: Can Fiscal Support Exacerbate Economic Inequality?
The political left is usually the quickest when it comes to claiming the moral high ground. Since the beginning of the corona crisis, it is where you can find fervent supporters of fiscal packages aimed at saving entire industries from…
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International Students and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Stuck between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
As the novel coronavirus started spreading throughout the world in January, a large number of international students living abroad were airlifted by their home countries. Now, for the last 11 months, a lot of those students have been stranded outside…