English physician and scientist, who was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, Edward Jenner sees off the anti-vaccinators. Wikimedia/Wellcome Collection There is hope a coronavirus vaccine might be ready by the end of the year. But for it to eliminate COVID-19 a critical mass of people must be vaccinated. And ifContinue Reading
President Granger has said he will accept GECOM’s declaration The three Guyana Appeals Court judges hand down their ruling in the in Misenga Jones elections case, on July 30, 2020. Screenshot taken from the Stabroek News livestream of the judgement. On July 30, Guyana’s Court of Appeal handed down itsContinue Reading
One of the government's strategies is to promote increased physical activity. Kletr/ Shutterstock COVID-19 has affected a disproportionate number of people with obesity in the UK. As such, the government has seen the pandemic as a “wake-up call” to the health risks of living with obesity. They have recently announcedContinue Reading
John Tyndall. wellcome/wikipedia, CC BY-SA It is surprising that the Irish scientist John Tyndall, born 200 years ago on August 2 1820, is not better known. This is despite the existence of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, the Tyndall National Institute and the Pic Tyndall summit on theContinue Reading
Chris Patten: It is an outrageous political purge The 12 pro-democracy candidates barred from running in the LegCo election. Image from the Stand News, used with permission Twelve pro-democracy candidates running for the Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) election were disqualified on July 30 by returning officers who are responsible forContinue Reading
Several hundred people assembled in London’s Hyde Park in July 2020 to protest rules making face masks mandatory in shops and supermarkets to help control the spread of COVID-19. This was not an isolated event. Similar protests have occurred in many places around the world in reaction to the prospectContinue Reading
‘I want to represent albinos and send across positive messages’ Mola Mongombe (right) expresses concern for the treatment of people with albinism in Cameroon and also discusses his work as a cultural music promoter, in Buea, Cameroon, July 16, 2020, photo by the author, used with permission. Musicians with albinismContinue Reading
“Sexism is […] one of the most dangerous [biases]” “The finger that voted”; photo by Georgia Popplewell on Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Trinidad and Tobago’s general elections will take place on August 10, and as much as electioneering in the time of COVID-19 has had some voters calling for campaign ingenuity, theContinue Reading
Residents of Idlib enduring the impossible even without COVID-19 Photo of the northern Syrian city of Idlib, shortly after a Russian missile strike destroyed a neighbourhood on March 14, 2019, resulting in the deaths of 10 civilians. The young man pictured told the photographer that he had just lost hisContinue Reading
Daria Nipot/Shutterstock Lockdowns are seemingly vital for controlling COVID-19. Early evidence suggests they have a big effect on preventing deaths. But if we’re to keep using them, we also need to know their broader impacts. Many people are worried about lockdowns also having a negative effect on mental health. Indeed,Continue Reading
