Africa, COVID-19 and Imperialism with Jeremy Loffredo
Episode description
Jeremy Loffredo joins Whitney to discuss the vaccine inequity argument common among the left as it relates to Africa and how Covid-19 is being used as cover for Western militarism and imperialism on the continent.
Originally published on 12/11/21
Links discussed:
Scientists Mystified, Wary, as Africa avoids Covid Disaster
Africa, Far Behind on Vaccines
Omicron raises concerns about global vaccine equity and hesitancy
New omicron variant brings COVID-19 vaccine inequity ‘home to roost’
WHO: Vaccine hesitancy persists among Africa health workers
Identity in a Digital World: A new chapter in the social contract
‘Cloak and dagger’ military-intelligence outfit at center of US digital vaccine passport push
Public health or private wealth? How digital vaccine passports pave way for unprecedented surveillance capitalism
Tanzania’s Late President Magufuli: “Science Denier” or Threat to Empire?
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