Pratik Pawar: It Took 35 years to Get a Malaria Vaccine. Why?
The parasite’s complex biology played a role in the delay, but experts say there was also a lack of urgency and funding.
June 10, 2022 · Leave a comment
Derrick Z. Jackson: Systemic Racism Continues to Plague Pandemic Response
The chaotic roll-out of the vaccines has meant that people with access to the internet, reliable transportation and flexible hours have a much easier time getting vaccinated.
April 20, 2021 · 2 Comments
Naomi Shihab Nye & Michael Simms: Writing Prompt # 6 | Dear Vaccine
As we enter our new lives
will we remember
the faster we moved
the sicker we got?
March 27, 2021 · 5 Comments
Rachel Hadas: Holding on to hope is hard, even with the pandemic’s end in sight – wisdom from poets through the ages
As we begin to glimpse what might be the beginning of the end of the pandemic, what does hope mean? It’s hard not to sense the presence of hope, but how do we think of it?
March 23, 2021 · 2 Comments
Owen Hughes: Vaccination
After the shots
Not a fever
No side effect
Except this pause
March 23, 2021 · 2 Comments
