Billion-dollar pledges — and the news that the United States will distribute an initial 25 million doses — will do little to curb the explosive outbreaks in poor countries, experts said
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As India’s Covid Crisis Rages, Nearby Countries Brace for the Worst
Vaccine shortages, porous borders and fleeing migrant workers have nearby countries fearing that they will share India’s fate.
In Colombia, 19 Are Killed in Pandemic-Related Protests
The demonstrations over a proposed tax overhaul tied to the pandemic have morphed into a national outcry over rising poverty, unemployment and inequality.
In Colombia, 17 Dead in Pandemic-Related Protests
The demonstrations have morphed into a national outcry over rising poverty, unemployment and inequality.
How Social Class Affects Covid-Related Layoffs Worldwide
In the most egalitarian countries, poor and less educated adults were more protected from job losses.
As Pandemic Hits Colleges, Some Students Struggle for Food and Housing
As campuses struggle under the shadow of the pandemic, many students report having trouble paying for food, housing and other basic needs.
Where a Vaccination Campaign Faces Skepticism, War and Corruption
A half-million doses arrived this month in Afghanistan, where many insist the virus isn’t real and vaccines aren’t needed. Those who want the vaccine fear that only the well-connected will receive it.
New Zealand to Roll Out Free Period Products to All Students
The program, designed to reduce “period poverty,” will begin in June.
In Afghanistan, a Booming Kidney Trade Preys on the Poor
Widespread poverty and an ambitious private hospital are helping to fuel an illegal market — a portal to new misery for the country’s most vulnerable.
If Poor Countries Go Unvaccinated, a Study Says, Rich Ones Will Pay
A failure to distribute the Covid-19 vaccine in poor nations will worsen economic damage, with half the costs borne by wealthy countries, new research shows.