Friday, April 30, 2021

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

 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!)


12 comments:

Peter Pan said...

Propaganda.
India is doing much better than western countries in deaths per million.

lastgreek said...

Actually, PP, it's doing much better than the U.S. was ever doing under the former-guy-now-awaiting-indictment. Talking on a per 100,000 people. So, under that shitty metric it's "doing much better."

Now, if the Prime Minister of India, Modi, goes all stupid and starts talking about injecting bleach or shoving UVC light up orifices, then it will get worse.

Remember when the criminal with duel American-Turkish citizenship was pushing hydroxychloroquine and so poor Americans started scooping it up from their fish tanks to ingest? I'm talking about that greedy basstard Dr. Oz, that is who.

Peter Pan said...

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Deaths per 1 million population

#1. Hungary 2857 - way to go, Orlov!
#14. UK 1870 - way to go, Bojo!
#17. USA 1772 - way to go, Joe!
#31. Sweden 1384
#45. Greece 994 - doing worse than Canada & Turkey, shame!
#63. Canada 637
#76 Turkey 467
World average 409
#118. India 151 - Modi rules!

3rd world India doing better than 1st world countries with supposedly 1st class healthcare?

Time to stop obsessing over Trump.

Ahmed Fares said...

lastgreek,

"I'm talking about that greedy basstard Dr. Oz, that is who."

Some people stopped watching Jeopardy! for the two weeks he hosted it. We stomached him and watched it anyway.

Ahmed Fares said...

Peter Pan,

India is under counting. Here, have a quote:

"Another 386,452 infections and 3,498 deaths were recorded on Friday - but medics have warned the true figures could be up to ten times higher - meaning there are 3 million infections and 30,000 deaths every day."

source: Covid in India

lastgreek said...

AF, I think you’re right. Yet, even 10x worse they’re still doing better than U.S.

lastgreek said...

AF, Dr. Oz is one awful human being.

Only difference between him and Dr Phil is that he is a real doctor, and a brilliant one at that.

lastgreek said...

Brilliant doctor who just can’t make enough money ((worth in the $100s of millions), so he must peddle shit on tv and even host true crime podcasts. Wtf

Peter Pan said...

The West is over counting more than India is under counting.

Unless you believe Covid plays favourites.

Peter Pan said...

Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics: How COVID Math Does Not Add Up

Context.

lastgreek said...

“...doing worse than Canada & Turkey, shame!”

The Greek stat seems off

Nevertheless, PP, there are no food riots in Greece over onions and potatoes:

Food stampedes in Turkey fuel fears over rising poverty levels

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1845426

Peter Pan said...

Collateral damage.