Interview – Kristina Roepstorff
Kristina Roepstorff discusses her multidisciplinary approach, fieldwork, and developments in humanitarian action particularly in relation to migration and the pandemic.
COVID-19
Joe Biden ends COVID-19 national emergency after U.S. Congress acts
More than 1.13 million people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19 over the last three years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
WHO presses China on COVID origins info: ‘All hypotheses are on the table’
“Without full access to the information that China has, you cannot say this or that,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus about the origin of COVID-19.
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.
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.  …