The Price of Zero
Xi Jinping’s abrupt reversal of his zero-COVID tolerance policy last December proved disastrous. Still, this change…
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Mask Hysteria: Hygiene Theater and COVID Safety Precautions
Host Andrew Xu sits down with science writer and editor Yasmin Tayag, to discuss hygiene theater and the…
Mask Hysteria: The Delta Variant and Vaccine Hesitancy in the US
The Delta variant is a new strain of the SARS-COV-2 virus that has come to infamy through its spread throughout the…
The Pandemic Has Exposed Canada to More Than Just a Virus
A crisis of such magnitude as COVID-19 can highlight the imperfections of the Canadian federal-provincial…
Re-evaluating Vaccine Diplomacy
Despite concerns about the political ramifications of foreign vaccines exports, Western countries have lagged in…
Vaccine Incentives in the United States: An Ethical Dilemma
When looking more closely at vaccine incentive programs, it becomes apparent that they pose significant ethical…
COVAX: The Challenges of Equitable Vaccine Distribution
The Canadian government drew criticism in February when it announced that Canada would be the only G-7 country to…
Timor-Leste’s COVID-19 Response: A Global Perspective
Timor-Leste has had remarkable success in containing the virus within its own borders, yet the future of its public…
Vaccine Rollout in the Middle East: A Spotlight on Inequality
As one of the world’s most economically disparate regions, the Middle East provides a stark example of inequality…
Take it, or Go Without: Sputnik-V and Global Vaccine Access
While 184 countries, developed and developing, eventually came together to join the COVAX alliance, the choice of…