Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 47 of 2021.
I.
A new six-month progress report from The Independent Panel outlining how we’re losing time to make the world safer from pandemics.
Read it from here.
II.
A very important issue of vaccine supply inequity in lower income countries. Read about it from here.

III.
Science Mag traces the evolution of Omicron and how it was identified. Read about it from here.
“But this is a risk that I am comfortable to live with as the pandemic has caused so many deaths and suffering. [Our] hope is that our early identification will help the world.”
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