Arms within reach: Israel's vaccination lead
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The Economist
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🗓️ 4 January 2021
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Aggressive purchasing, solid logistics and a competitive health-care system have led to a world-beating rate of immunisation—but, as ever, politics is playing a role, too. Big oil had a terrible 2020, but the sector’s troubles pre-date the pandemic; we look at the supermajors’ varying approaches to an uncertain future. And how covid-19 is reshaping China’s clubbing scene.
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| 0:36.8 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. |
| 0:39.9 | I'm your host Jason Palmer. |
| 0:42.3 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:50.2 | The biggest oil and gas companies were having a hard time even before the pandemic |
| 0:54.9 | scrambled their fortunes. We take a look at the differing bets being made on both sides of the |
| 1:00.2 | Atlantic and how the industry is bracing for what's next. |
| 1:05.3 | And there's a burgeoning techno music scene in China, one that used to be propped up by international |
| 1:11.5 | stars. With fewer foreigners flowing in, local DJs are taking center stage and spreading the scene |
| 1:18.3 | beyond the big cities. First up though. |
| 1:32.3 | This is a pivotal moment in the campaign against coronavirus. |
| 1:36.0 | And in Britain today, the government is congratulating itself on the rollout of a second |
| 1:41.6 | coronavirus vaccine. Matt Hancock, the health secretary, told the BBC that the Oxford |
| 1:47.4 | AstraZeneca vaccine was our way out. |
| 1:50.1 | That's how it's said. It's really, really good news because it's going to be a tough few weeks ahead. |
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