Are we falling behind on basics as vaccine optimism takes centre stage?

Daily Covid-19 deaths did not fall considerably in November, but vaccine news has excited the market and governments, with immunisation plans seemingly underway

As Covid-19 nears a year of lab-confirmed existence in humanity, the world is seemingly closing in on safe and effective vaccines that are supposed to prevent serious complications and loss of life from the coronavirus infection. Trials being conducted by US biotech and Pharma majors Moderna and Pfizer, UK’s AstraZeneca, and India’s Bharat Biotech and Zydus Cadila are showing good results, and some strong contenders may emerge in the next few months, or even weeks. 

So much is the confidence inspired by the vaccine, that governments all over, and the Central and state governments in India have begun the ground