Where Europe went wrong in its vaccine rollout and why - an article from the New York Times

 I think this is a very good article and summary of what happened.

Food price's inflation

 Climate Change + Pandemic related Supply Chain disruptions + massive money supply influx => food prices are soaring. Let's watch carefully where this is heading.

Ronald Reagan

"A communist is someone who reads Marx and Lenin. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx and Lenin." - Ronald Reagan

Lockdown ending in Portugal

There is a clear risk when lockdown ends in Portugal. Apart from a below standard vaccination campaign (less than 10% of people received the first shot), nothing has been done - we still don't have contract tracing working efficiently, we still don't know the source of 84% of covid19 cases, the app is not working effectively. So, when Portugal unlocks... the risk of a new pandemic wave in the country is quite high.

The mental health toll on teenagers

The pandemic and the lockdown are an explosive cocktail for mental health - especially when we are talking about brains and personalities that are in an accelerated development stage, where stimuli and socialization are (even more) key for happiness.

Publico published a great article about the mental health toll this past year is taking on children and teenagers in Portugal.

Simply terrifying

 

Covid 19 vaccination progress

February 17th. 3.3% of the Portuguese population has received at least one shot of covid-19 vaccine. Too low. (albeit aligned with the 3.2% of the UE average).

Source: OurWorldinData