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1 – 10 of 18Scientists and governments are increasingly concerned that ‘vaccine hesitancy’, the situation of people delaying or refusing some or all vaccines, could reduce immunisation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258029
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Studies currently estimate that only a small fraction of people were infected prior to strict social-distancing enforcement. A major second wave of COVID-19 cases and deaths is…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252263
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Until this point, the organisation had resisted using the term despite COVID-19 reaching all continents apart from Antarctica and a growing external scientific consensus that the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251288
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However, supply is struggling to keep pace with demand, and dislocation effects plus shortages of some critical goods and workers are raising prices. GDP growth forecasts for 2021…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262474
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Highly tourist-dependent states in the Global South have suffered dramatic falls in GDP as a result. However, the impact has varied and it is notable that relatively high levels…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267217
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Climate diplomacy.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251927
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This is the minimum level needed to sustain government spending in many hydrocarbon-exporting economies. Gas markets have proven more resilient to the economic disruption of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253169
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The aim of the pilot programme will be to accelerate the identification of misinformation. Deliberate disinformation campaigns have already affected elections and politics, but…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249523
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COVID-19 remains a complex disease due to lack of effective treatment, uncertainty around variants, marked differences by country and region on vaccination progress, and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262147
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Economic stimulus schemes and gaps.