ABSTRACT
Contrary to expectations, in low-income countries virus cases and mortality are, so far, generally low. Since the 1960s infectious diseases have mostly affected developing countries. Considerations for high deaths in Central and Eastern Europe are late action, neglect of controls, multi-generation households and much work is not remote. Northeast Asia, China, New Zealand and Australia applied the hammer, the control of movement of people, swiftly and decisively and the dance of testing and tracing competently. Social life resumed and their economies are growing while international travel is still banned or controlled. The landscape is multicentric with United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), Russian, Chinese and Indian vaccines and production in several countries. Government is key to pandemic response, healthcare, vaccine funding and distribution and economic recovery. Liberal market economies shift gear to the government side. Vaccines belong to the corporate sphere, with public funding; the purchase, distribution and application of vaccines are government responsibilities.
