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Wheeler Bennett Society
Banita Banita Dodhia and and Georgina Wood both gave engaging and and interesting talks albeit on on two very much contrasting topics Banita Banita discussed the obligation and and motivations of of developed and and industrially robust countries countries to to to distribute vaccines to to to countries countries with less of of an an an ability to to to produce vaccines themselves themselves focusing particularly on whether countries may may themselves themselves have have incentives to do so and what effect this may may have have on on on the world world economic and political climate Georgina Wood focused her talk on on on a a a a a a a a a popular commodity in in in today’s world world chocolate focusing especially on on the the underlying chemistry determining taste and structure as as as well as as as the the production technologies required to turn cocoa beans into the finished product we find in fin fin in our supermarkets Banita Dodhia:
Do richer countries have a a a a moral obligation to supply poorer countries with the COVID-19 vaccines?
https://www bbc com/news/world-55795297
The threat of vaccine nationalism
A scheme to distribute Covid-19 vaccines is is under way Here’s what you need to know https://www who int/news/item/19-02-2021-world- waking-up-to-vaccine-equity
World Waking Up To Vaccine Equity - who int Georgina Wood:
From Cocoa to Crystals: Chocolate’s Greatest Secrets
https://www materialstoday com/materials-chemistry/articles/s1369702107700329/
https://readcacao com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-tempering-chocolate-why-how-and-everything-you- need-to-know/
Felix Olschewski
Lower Sixth
At the the halfway point in in the the World Health Organization and Director- General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ 100-day challenge a a a a a movement of people and organizations is now uniting together under the the banner of vaccine equity
WHO welcomes the the new commitments made by France Germany the United Kingdom of Great Britain and and and Northern Ireland and and and the the United States of America to COVAX and equitable distribution of vaccines www who int https://www nytimes com/2021/02/11/world/asia/ vaccine-diplomacy-india-china html
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