When commentators depict science and research systems in Latin America, the picture is frequently bleak. Lack of funding and resources, a brain drain and high levels of bureaucracy are among the most cited challenges for higher education in the region.
A key question over the past year has been whether the Covid-19 pandemic will change this landscape for the better or the worse.
“It’s very paradoxical,” says Alma Maldonado, a higher education researcher at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies at Mexico’s National Polytechnic Institute.
“On the one side, science has been so relevant during the pandemic…and scientists have won some recognition for their work. On the other, there are constraints with the budget, and there is not enough money to finance everything.”
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Virus variant in Brazil infected many who had already recovered
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Virus variant in Brazil infected many who had already recovered from Covid
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Virus variant in Brazil infected many who had already recovered from CovidBy Carl Zimmer, New York Times
Last Updated: Mar 03, 2021, 10:22 AM IST
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B.1.1.7, first identified in Britain, has demonstrated the power to spread far and fast. In South Africa, a mutant called B.1.351 can dodge human antibodies, blunting the effectiveness of some vaccines.
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Experiments suggest that P.1, Brazil variant, could weaken the protective effect of a Chinese vaccine now in use in Brazil.
In just a matter of weeks, two variants of the coronavirus have become so familiar that you can hear their inscrutable alphanumeric names regularly uttered on television news.