Vaccine Inequality Has Shut Vulnerable People Out of Plans to Save the Planet

For decades a global economic system based on the conversion of nature into profit has been accelerating inequality, environmental destruction and climate change. Hundreds of millions of people are vulnerable to (seemingly) natural disasters, including pandemics caused by the emergence of novel pathogens. By exacerbating xenophobic nationalism and precipitating vaccine apartheid, COVID-19 has intensified these … Read more

Covid-19: How the UK is protecting vulnerable groups with rapid drug delivery

A network of clinics has been set up to give treatments to people who are extremely vulnerable to the coronavirus soon after they have a positive test Health 27 January 2022 By Clare Wilson Sotrovimab is an antibody treatment that is given as an infusion ice_blue/Shutterstock As the UK phases out covid-19 restrictions – with … Read more

Thawing Permafrost Is Poised to Unleash Havoc in The Arctic, Scientists Warn

Thawing Arctic permafrost laden with billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases not only threatens the region’s critical infrastructure but life across the planet, according to a comprehensive scientific review.   Nearly 70 percent of the roads, pipelines, cities, and industry – mostly in Russia – built on the region’s softening ground are highly vulnerable to … Read more

Arduous trip through Amazon brings COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable groups | Science

A version of this story appeared in Science, Vol 374, Issue 6575. “Vaccine! Let’s vaccinate everyone!” Shouts go up from the steep and muddy banks of the Iriri River in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon forest. A team of doctors, nurses, and nongovernmental organization (NGO) workers are hauling plastic foam boxes from a small … Read more

Treatments like sotrovimab, molnupiravir, Paxlovid and Evusheld could lead to a new strategy in 2022: tackling covid-19 soon after infection to prevent severe symptoms from developing

By Clare Wilson Prescriptions of pills that can be taken at home could help prevent people developing severe covid-19 Backyard Productions / Alamy People in the UK who are at higher risk for covid-19 can now help trial the first antiviral pill for this infection that can be taken at home, while those who are … Read more

In Lagos, Vulnerable Communities Are Buried by Urbanization

Welcome to The Undark Podcast. In this episode, join freelance journalist Maggie Andresen and podcast host Lydia Chain as they navigate the profound social, economic, and environmental consequences of dredging for sand in Lagos, Nigeria. Below is the full transcript of the podcast, lightly edited for clarity. You can also subscribe to The Undark Podcast … Read more

In Lagos, Vulnerable Communities Buried by Urbanization

Welcome to The Undark Podcast. In this episode, join freelance journalist Maggie Andresen and podcast host Lydia Chain as they navigate the profound social, economic, and environmental consequences of dredging for sand in Lagos, Nigeria. Below is the full transcript of the podcast, lightly edited for clarity. You can also subscribe to The Undark Podcast … Read more