COVID-19 and particularly the new variant has made all privilege absolutely worthless. This is particularly frightening because what we do through life is assiduously build the tokens of privilege - wealth, connections, knowledge - as a shield.
Now, that's just gone. The collapse of the health infrastructure at the 2nd wave should put the fear of the terrible when it comes to the 3rd wave. The projections around possible deaths are not just statistics. These represent a life, a family, a neighborhood around us.
If we continue to not hold our leaders to account then we might not be around to see the changes we need. How long can you live each day as if you are in a conflict zone? Would you be able to function normally?
India is unlikely to have enough vaccines in time to vaccinate all citizens. And this isn't a Poonawalla or Ella thing - they did what businesses do when offered a duopoly. This is more what the governments have done or not done.
When faced with a 'once in a century' pandemic and humanitarian crisis we ended up with an absent leader who gets lackeys to issue certificates of hard work. And that's just one of the many facets of fail. We also celebrated quackery and unscientific approaches.
@sankarshan thought you were describing Brazil there :o
