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Countries Marked by Inequality Less Likely to Contain Coronavirus Pandemic, New Analysis Concludes
Income inequality within countries correlates with higher COVID-19 infections rates in those nations, shows a new study by the Center on International Cooperation.
“Inequality Wedge” Within Nations Reveals Shortcomings in Containing Infections
Income inequality within countries correlates with higher COVID-19 infections rates in those nations, finds an analysis by New York University’s Center on International Cooperation (CIC). The newly released paper, “Inequality, Lockdown, and COVID-19,” also raises concerns that these inequalities could hamper vaccination efforts.
“The same marginalized communities that were SARS-CoV-2 infection hotspots can also become fertile ground for the virus to develop new strains before enough people are vaccinated,” says Paul von Chamier, the paper’s author and a research officer at CIC. “In fact, inequality in the vaccine
Brian Urquhart, a foundational leader at the United Nations, dies at 101 Colum Lynch Brian E. Urquhart, who became the second official hired by the U.N. organization after its formation in 1945 and who helped shape and manage the international body through the final years of the Cold War, died Jan. 2 at his home in Tyringham, Mass. He was 101. His daughter Rachel Urquhart confirmed the death but did not provide a specific cause. A principal adviser to five U.N. secretaries general, Mr. Urquhart (pronounced Er-Kut) played a central role in translating the United Nations’ founding principles into action. He said his work at the U.N. was motivated by “idealism of a very practical kind” following his traumatic experiences in World War II.