World

Peru’s Foreign Minister Resigns

Peruvian Foreign Minister Hector Bejar resigned after nineteen days in office (FT) following the emergence of videos in which he said armed Maoist groups in the country were linked to the CIA.

Peruvian Foreign Minister Hector Bejar resigned after nineteen days in office (FT) following the emergence of videos in which he said armed Maoist groups in the country were linked to the CIA. His resignation comes less than two weeks before Congress is set to vote on newly inaugurated President Pedro Castillo’s cabinet.

United States

Government Expected to Advise Booster Shots for Most Americans

Federal officials are expected to announce recommendations (NYT) today that Americans who received the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines receive boosters after eight months due to the spread of the corovirus’s Delta variant. World Health Organization officials have criticized wealthy countries for launching booster campaigns while much of the world remains unvaccinated.

For Think Global Health, Ali H. Mokdad and Eric Feigl-Ding discuss what a smart approach to boosters would look like.

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