Omicron emerges amid historic pandemic treaty agreement
A bin of used syringes inside a trailer during a mass vaccination event in Metairie, outside New Orleans, March 29, 2021. More than 20 heads of government and global agencies have called for an international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response that they say will protect future generations from future pandemics.
The new omicron variant of COVID-19 is a reminder to the world that the pandemic is far from over. At the same time, nearly 200 countries reached a historic pandemic treaty agreement on Wednesday, focused on global preparedness and response. Also, Lebanon has 18 recognized religious sects and sectarianism is built into the Lebanese political system. We hear about how some Lebanese people involved in the protest movement are advocating for a different path. Plus, historians consider Riverside, California, as the birthplace of the Korean American community, known as Pachappa Camp. It’s a little-known story now getting attention in an exhibit at the University of California at Riverside.
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