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What do you know about the history of vaccines? Has it all been positive news? Or did many terrible things happen?:
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*[[A history of vaccines]]
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Vaccines are good but are they stopping us from looking at more important problems?
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We need women around the table to discuss peace:
 
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Many people in rural India do not know about the Right To Information Act. KM Bhai has a tea stall and he is helping his customers to find information from the government as they drink their tea.
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*[[Would you like answers with your cup of chai tea?]]
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‘Meal-finishers’ is the everyday word for groups of hungry, often jobless young men on Zambia streets.
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How can we protect the forests of the world?:
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In Brazil millions of people are not getting enough food because of the pandemic.
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In Nairobi there are more and more new roads and fewer and fewer trees. What is life like for people in the city?
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'''READY LESSONS FROM THIS ISSUE:'''
 
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*[[WOMEN AND PEACE - a 1-hr Intermediate lesson: Reading / gapfill / speaking]]
 
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Latest revision as of 11:24, 28 June 2021

Who gets the Covid vaccine?

Covid-19 vaccines are the world’s great hope but it is not easy for everyone to get a jab. Vaccine nationalism,the power of big business, and wealth inequality are a few of the problems.

This issue asks for fair, global access to vaccination for everyone.

From this issue:

First read this about all the problems - and solutions - with vaccine equality:

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What do you know about the history of vaccines? Has it all been positive news? Or did many terrible things happen?:

p28_high_0.jpg

Vaccines are good but are they stopping us from looking at more important problems?

p24_high%20%282%29.jpg

Now read about how scientists are working together across the world:

We need women around the table to discuss peace:

IMG_0249%5B1%5D.jpg

Many people in rural India do not know about the Right To Information Act. KM Bhai has a tea stall and he is helping his customers to find information from the government as they drink their tea.

B.jpg

‘Meal-finishers’ is the everyday word for groups of hungry, often jobless young men on Zambia streets.

FB61N3%20%281%29.jpg

How can we protect the forests of the world?:

p51_high.jpg

In Brazil millions of people are not getting enough food because of the pandemic.

Panos_00295928%20%281%29.jpg

In Nairobi there are more and more new roads and fewer and fewer trees. What is life like for people in the city?

nairobi-2770340_1280.jpg

READY LESSONS FROM THIS ISSUE: