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Watch: Author Jayati Ghosh on Vaccine Apartheid (Democracy Now!)

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India is an example of what happens if you don't fully embrace a lockdown strategy.JAYATI GHOSH: Well, the catastrophe in India, I would say right now, is actually a man-made catastrophe, because it really reflects a government that had become casual, irresponsible and, in fact, actively engaged in superspreader events. We have had, as was mentioned earlier, massive gatherings, political rallies, addressed by the prime minister and other political leaders, in which all guidelines were flouted.Watch: Author Jayati Ghosh on Vaccine Apartheid (Democracy Now!)

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JAYATI GHOSH: Well, the catastrophe in India, I would say right now, is actually a man-made catastrophe, because it really reflects a government that had become casual, irresponsible and, in fact, actively engaged in superspreader events. We have had, as was mentioned earlier, massive gatherings, political rallies, addressed by the prime minister and other political leaders, in which all guidelines were flouted.


Watch: Author Jayati Ghosh on Vaccine Apartheid (Democracy Now!)


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