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COVID-19 Vaccines as Weapons? The Scourge of Vaccine Diplomacy

Post author By Michael Carrier
Post date May 21, 2021
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Existing on the edge of brinkmanship over multiple subjects of global contention, China and the West now see the COVID vaccine as a crucial leverage. After more than 142 million confirmed cases and over 3 million deaths worldwide, the key to ending the pandemic has become a weapon itself.

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What can Anti-vax History Teach Us about COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy?

Post author By Rohan Tonk
Post date February 28, 2021
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While the vaccines are a solution for the scientific community, they have equally raised many problems. The diversity among groups that are hesitant to be vaccinated leaves public health leaders wondering how to address all of their concerns.

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A Region Divided: How Israel’s COVID Vaccine Campaign Embodies the Region’s Political and Ethnic Tensions

Post author By Tatiana Zinn
Post date February 16, 2021
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Perhaps nothing represents the political, ethnic, and economic duality of the West Bank better than Israel’s dissemination of the COVID vaccine, which has strictly prioritized the vaccination of its settlers over the many Palestinians living in the West Bank.

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