25 Years Wiped Out In 25 Weeks

Politico: “In only half a year, the coronavirus pandemic has wiped out decades of global development in everything from health to the economy. Progress has not only stopped, but has regressed in areas like getting people out of poverty and improving conditions for women and children around the world, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation finds in its 2020 Goalkeepers report published Monday.”

“Vaccination coverage, seen as a good indicator for how health systems are functioning, is dropping to levels last seen in the 1990s, it says.”

From the report: “In other words, we’ve been set back about 25 years in about 25 weeks. What the world does in the next months matters a great deal.”