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COVID-19 Pandemic National Case Studies
While the COVID-19 pandemic national case studies were begun at the Rounding the Earth substack, users are encouraged to continue to compile and summarize.
Africa
Central Africa
Uganda
Southern Africa
South Africa
https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/south-africas-tale-of-covid-19-medicine
December 22, 2021: In this Unherd interview, Brian Pottinger, former publisher and editor of the South Africa Sunday Times, discusses the large-scale vaccine hesitancy in South Africa. They are at around 40% vaccinated, and the programme has come to “a screeching halt”, leaving the government with warehouses full of does about to expire. The fragility of South Africa and the relatively recent apartheid history makes the prospect of vaccine passports, or mandatory vaccinations, a very fraught decision.
Asia
Middle East
Bahrain
Turkey
Southeast Asia
Singapore
Vietnam
Europe
Eastern Europe
Bulgaria
Scandinavia
Sweden
Anders Tegnell talks about the Swedish non-lockdown model in September 2021.