In case you happened to think all was good with covid:
The emergence of more virulent variants of the virus in countries like Brazil and India and the slowness of vaccination efforts in many places outside the West have contributed to deadly new waves. The column goes on to cite surges on every continent. If the vaccination rate stays this slow in the rest of the world, the development a vaccine-resistant variant is a real possibility. Then, what we’re experiencing now will be a respite, not the end of the pandemic.