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Call it the year of the jab. Between December 2020, when the first COVID-19 vaccines were rolled out in North America, and December 2021, more than 8.3 billion doses were administered in 184 countries. Close to 90 per cent of the populations in countries like the United Arab Emirates, Portugal and Chile are now fully vaccinated, and, as of this writing, more than 83 per cent of Canadians have received at least one dose. All of these shots—created, manufactured and distributed with breathtaking, dizzying speed—will comprise the largest immunization campaign in human history.
Vaccines have become much more than needles in arms; they are a movement, a moment, a phenomenon, a vibe, a story of both astonishing scientific progress and vexing political calculus. When we weren’t talking about Succession…
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Canadian Business (Digital) - 1 Issue, Innovators 2022