TOP 10 WORLD NEWS STORIES OF 2021
Jan 06, 2022
3 minutes
COVID-19 Pandemic
New COVID-19 variants such as Delta and Omicron flooded the world throughout the year, sparking significantly higher infection rates. Since the first reported infections in December 2019, the world has seen over 280 million confirmed cases, including over 5.4 million deaths, and the administration of over 8 billion vaccine doses, according to the World Health Organization.
The pandemic further brought on a severe shipping container shortage and port backups, highlighting the continuous faltering of supply chains.
Meanwhile, vaccine distribution worldwide remained extremely unbalanced, with wealthy countries hoarding vaccines
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