As Burgio says, Covid-19 is not a mere bump in the road. Instead, it represents a "syndemic" - an entire set of health-related problems involving myriad interacting afflictions that cannot be cured by hospital-centric health systems whose ultimate response is corporate, technological and pharmaceutical.
Ultimately, the response must be spiritual and civilizational. We must face the fact that normalcy is gone. "Vaccine Day" happy talk won't save us. Nor will attempts to defeat, stifle, control or replace China as the world's emerging leader not only economically, but spiritually as well.
Only fundamental change in the direction of China's flexibility and efficiency inspired by notions of common good and common home can save us now.(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
