Ayn Rand once famously wrote about women saying, “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” Rand may well have written these words for this pandemic. That too in a very unusual but critical vertical: C-19 vaccine research.
A number of studies in the mid-2000s revealed that almost 82% of clinical trial principal investigators in the US were men; while the coordinators, who do the really hard day-to-day slog to generate much of the knowledge and insights, were women! The situation is very different in the present scenario as there is at least one woman in a leading role for all the frontrunner Covid vaccines, the vaccine race seems to be largely driven by a powerhouse of women in their 50-60s. The woman most prominent and celebrated in her country: Major General Chen Wei, from the Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences, was awarded the People’s Hero title for her leadership roles in phase 3 trial in the development of Sinopharma and CanS
Angst over pandemic with no end
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published : 18 Dec 2020 at 04:00
What if we re still locking down this time next year?
Although markets are optimistic about an emergence from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, there remains a gnawing fear that infections could persist despite vaccine rollout plans.
The second big wave is hitting hard through the northern winter, with restrictions tightening again in London, New York, and across Germany, Italy and large parts of Europe. Even Japan has been forced to suspend travel subsidies around New Year.
Alarmingly, there are also signs the virus may be mutating in a pernicious way just as vaccines arrive. Britain s government said on Monday the exponential rise in new infections in London may be partly linked to a new variant.
Countries Thrive With Women At The Top
As it s revealed Downing Street has not used a female minister to lead its coronavirus press conference for more than six months, Gaby Hinsliff assesses the importance of having women at the top.
by Gaby Hinsliff |
17 12 2020
What do Nicola Sturgeon, Jacinda Ardern, Angela Merkel and Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen all have in common? The answer is that these female leaders all emerged from the pandemic with their reputations enhanced, not (like an outgoing US President we could mention) shattered. And that’s got some wondering if the moral of 2020 is that countries thrive with women at the top.
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