Vaccination gaps enable virus mutations

 Almost 2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered worldwide to date. But is it enough to wipe out Sars-CoV-2?

Of course, those shots are not evenly spread across all continents.

Coronavirus and the challenges for Colombia's remote communities

 

The Colombian coastal town Tumaco wasn't prepared for the pandemic. The intensive care unit was only built AFTER COVID-19 had reached the city and infected thousands. Far from the capital Bogota, the population here has never been the focus of government decisions.

The Viral Threat: Measles and Misinformation

We examine how misinformation about vaccines has led to the return of measles as the US battles to contain outbreaks.

The United States is in the midst of containing the largest number of measles cases in 25 years. Measles, a vaccine-preventable disease, was eliminated from the US in 2000, but the spread of online misinformation about vaccines has led to a public health crisis that has resulted in more than 800 cases in at least 20 states. 

Vaccine sceptics represent only a tiny minority of the population, but their digital advocacy has evolved into the "anti-vaccine" movement - a well-organised online network with significant offline implications for public health and politics. These groups promote medically inaccurate information about vaccines and their viral content has dominated US's most powerful online platforms, including Facebook, Google, Amazon and YouTube.