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COVID lessons from Japan: the right messaging empowers citizens | Nature
Hitoshi Oshitani Nature – There’s no perfect solution to suppress the pandemic, but careful study and communication are key. Through six waves of COVID-19 in Japan, the number of cases and deaths per capita has been significantly lower than in … Continue reading
Moderna Pledges To Never Enforce Patents, Will Build Vaccine Hub In Kenya – DesignTAXI.com
By Alexa Heah, 09 Mar 2022 92 low- and middle-income countries can use the company’s vaccine data. Moderna has announced it will “never enforce” its patents for its mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in 92 low- and middle-income countries under the Gavi … Continue reading
Rio and São Paulo postpone official Carnival parades until April | CNN
Camilo Rocha, CNN • Updated 26th January 2022 Carnival celebrations in Brazil have had another setback because of a spike in Covid-19 cases. In a joint statement from their health departments on Friday, the cities of São Paulo and Rio … Continue reading
Oneida Indian Nation Debuts Installation of Illuminated Tipis | My Modern Met
By Sara Barnes on December 24, 2021 “We hope the ‘Passage of Peace’ will bring attention to continued hardship taking place in many parts of Indian Country.” The Oneida Indian Nation has debuted an art installation that raises awareness while … Continue reading
Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia adds new tower after nearly 140 years under construction • FRANCE 24
The pandemic has delayed efforts to finish this towering architectural masterpiece, which has been under construction since 1882, and it is no longer clear whether the 18-tower cathedral will be completed by its current deadline of 2026. #SagradaFamilia #Gaudi #Barcelona … Continue reading
COVID-19 Breakthrough: Scientists Discover How the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evades Our Immune System | Sci-Tech Daily
By GRACIE BLACKWELL, TEXAS A&M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 8, 2021 The expression of the immune response gene ??NLRC5 (red purple) is suppressed in SARS-CoV-2 (green) infected cells. Credit: Koichi Kobayashi The immune system is a complex network of cells … Continue reading
Skin Hunger
An interactive theatre performance explores what touch means in an age of lockdown, and what we lose when we don’t touch. Film by Dante or Die (danteordie.com/skin-hunger-on-film) Created by: Daphna Attias, Terry O’Donovan Director: Pinny Grylls (pinnygrylls.co.uk/) Producer: Sophie Ignatieff … Continue reading
How Spain got to the top of the vaccination ladder | DW News
Spain has one of the highest COVID vaccination rates in the world. Nearly 80 percent of people there are fully vaccinated. And they’ve done this without mandates, health passes or government orders. Here’s how Spain got to the top of … Continue reading
Enjoy a Socially Distanced Dinner Inside Chochin Lanterns at Hoshinoya Tokyo | Spoon & Tamago
OCTOBER 13, 2021 / JOHNNY Last week, the rejoicement and excitement in Tokyo was palpable as major restrictions were lifted, allowing restaurants and bars to reopen. But just because the State of Emergency was over, doesn’t mean we’re out of … Continue reading
Yuta Okuda Combines Blotches of Paint with Delicate Lines to Create Colorful Bouquets | Spoon & Tamago
OCTOBER 8, 2021 / JOHNNY all images courtesy the artist From afar, Yuta Okuda‘s artwork can resemble pressed flowers. But come closer and the blossoming bouquets reveal themselves to be something much more complex with an ambiguity that shifts between … Continue reading