The St Kitts Nevis Observer
By Sir Ronald Sanders Â
Sections of the population in many of the 14 independent CARICOM countries are in grave danger of undermining their own health and economic interests by their refusal to be inoculated against the coronavirus, COVID-19.
At the time of writing (May 13), 159.5 million persons have been infected with the virus worldwide. Of this number, almost 3.4 million have died.  Shockingly, the countries of the Americas from Canada to Argentina, including the Caribbean, account for almost half of the global infections and deaths – 64.1 million infections and 1.5 million deaths.
While this persistent rate of infections and deaths continues, the entire Hemisphere, except for the wealthiest nations, will continue to experience a health and economic crisis.  All who yearn for a return to the pre-COVID period of unrestricted activity will not only endure an exceedingly long waiting period, but they will also experience increa
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When the COVID-19 pandemic kicked off, everyone expected India to supply the bulk of the vaccines to poorer countries – in keeping with its image as ‘the pharmacy of the world’. India also appeared to accept this challenge quite willingly. However, the Indian government soon seemed to be treating the task of vaccinating almost 1.4 billion Indians like an elephant in the room.
The dramatic turnaround in India’s approach that soon followed – from flaunting its credentials as ‘saviour’ of the world to ‘stopping exports’ against legal agreements – triggered alarm. When and how this situation will be resolved is unclear at the moment.
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