Process Sociology and Global Challenges: Reflections on the Covid-19 Pandemic
Understanding Elias’s sociological perspective can equip analysts with invaluable resources as they consider such questions from a long-term perspective.
COVID-19
China Approves Its First mRNA COVID Vaccine
A vaccine developed by local drugmaker CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has been approved for emergency use, after the Chinese government held out on the mRNA shot co-developed by BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc.
Interview – Igor Grossmann
Igor Grossmann explores advancements in analytical and cross-temporal methods and how these methods can help us understand and predict societal and cultural change.
China reopens to tourists, resumes all visas following COVID-19 lockdowns
China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday as it tries to revive tourism and its economy following a three-year halt during the pandemic.
WHO says search for COVID-19 origins ongoing as U.S. lab leak report causes stir
One WHO official urged countries, institutions and research groups that might have any information on the origins of the pandemic to share it with the international community.
The U.K. Briefly Considered Killing All Pet Cats Early in the Pandemic
Former U.K. deputy health minister Lord Bethell said it was considered early in the pandemic when little about the virus was known.
FBI Director Christopher Wray Says The Agency Believes The COVID-19 Pandemic ‘Likely’ Started As Wuhan Lab Leak
US News and World Report: FBI Director Says COVID-19 Origin Is ‘Most Likely’ a Lab Incident in China The comments from FBI Director Christopher Wray come after a new DOE report thrust the lab leak theory back into the spotlight.  …
Novavax shares plunge after COVID-19 vaccine maker raises doubts over its future
Novavax — whose COVID-19 vaccine is its only marketed product after 35 years in business — on Tuesday flagged significant uncertainty around its 2023 revenue.
China dismisses FBI comments on COVID-19 lab leak theory
For the second day in a row, China on Wednesday dismissed U.S. suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been triggered by a virus that leaked from a Chinese laboratory.
Did COVID Originally Leak From a Chinese Lab? Politics May Prevent Us Ever Knowing for Sure
Experts worry the charged atmosphere surrounding COVID’s origin may keep us from ever knowing for sure whether the virus escaped a Chinese lab.