SUBSCRIBE to EIR Daily Alert Service Pandemic Going Out of Control—Problem Is Ideology Jan. 26 , 2021 (EIRNS)—Unless we shift course, we are heading into the catastrophe of the pandemic going out of control, amidst famine, economic breakdown, and potential war. The world has passed the count of 100 million cases of COVID-19, with over 2 million dead—statistics which are vastly understated. The problem isn’t this particular, nasty virus, or others lurking in wait, it’s the ideology preventing us from acting—those who are blind to it, and those who tolerate it. There are various expressions. For example, the “markets” ideology holds that patent rights, private profiteering, and competition must prevail, even unto death. Therefore, well over 95% of the vaccines so far are going to relatively well-off nations, and less than 5% to most of the rest of the world. This could be averted—with government involvement in licensing waivers, or fees, or other arrangements, for which there are precedents. But without collaborative action, the situation is hopeless. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chairman of the African Union, warned of this yesterday, in his address to the World Economic Forum, at its “Davos Agenda” five-day conference. He said that no nation is safe, if all nations aren’t safe.