Africa, COVID-19 and Imperialism with Jeremy Loffredo

Unlimited Hangout with Whitney Webb

Jeremy Loffredo joins Whitney to discuss the vaccine inequity argument common among the left as it relates to Africa and how Covid-19 is being used as cover for Western militarism and imperialism on the continent.

Originally published on 12/11/21

Links discussed:

Scientists Mystified, Wary, as Africa avoids Covid Disaster
Africa, Far Behind on Vaccines
Omicron raises concerns about global vaccine equity and hesitancy
New omicron variant brings COVID-19 vaccine inequity ‘home to roost’
WHO: Vaccine hesitancy persists among Africa health workers
Identity in a Digital World: A new chapter in the social contract
‘Cloak and dagger’ military-intelligence outfit at center of US digital vaccine passport push
Public health or private wealth? How digital vaccine passports pave way for unprecedented surveillance capitalism
Tanzania’s Late President Magufuli: “Science Denier” or Threat to Empire?

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