Liberating man from an unknown and terrible disease like Covid-19 is truly a revolution. Now the preventive revolution has started with corona vaccine. We welcome this new year of 2021 with a vow to fight how to get the antidote inside and outside the country after tackling the Corona epidemic. Now the preparations are in full swing.
It is also a huge challenge for US President Joe Biden. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving his predecessor, Mr. Trump from the White House. One thing to keep in mind here is that President Trump did not want to focus on the Corona disease at first. He did not agree to wear a mask. He did not treat properly. Many people have died. As a result, now that Biden has taken office, he needs to be much more aware and vigilant about America’s sovereign interests, as well as his liberal humanitarian image to the world. It is seen that the competition between the US and China is also expanding with the distribution of Covid antidote. One thing is being said, the stability of relations between Washington and Beijing can be justified if it is possible to build much more coordination with China on the distribution of sanctions than the competitive relationship between the United States. Time magazine has used a phrase in American time magazine, ‘preventive nationalism’. That is to say, if the United States goes to war with China on the issue of giving antidote, if China and Russia go to conflict with the United States on the issue of antidote nationalism, the situation may become more complicated. That complexity is not desirable for humanism at the moment.
Now there is a voice around the world to get the antidote. In this case, India must have its own nationalist priorities. The final debate is going on about who will be given it first in India and who will not. One thing has been seen, when the polls were held in Bihar a few days ago, the BJP had announced in its election manifesto that everyone in Bihar would be given antidote free of cost. But in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee has announced that she will try or give free medicine to all the people of West Bengal as much as she can. Control of antidote delivery is in the hands of the Center. The Center has said that no state can take responsibility for the distribution of antidotes separately. How Mamata will distribute them in West Bengal is unknown. When it is not clear where in the Indian states it will go, where it will not go, then the question naturally arises as to how and when this antidote will reach other countries outside India.
Besides, another question is, will there be any side effects of this antidote? Experts say there may be a slight fever or a slight inflammation in the area where the injection will be given twice. In India, it is mandatory for health workers and doctors. It has been decided to give them this antidote first. So the antidote will not reach all the people of India in the first place. Taking this antidote is also not mandatory. Those who do not want, they cannot take. But it is better to wait for a safe antidote than to do politics with Corona. Politics with antidote is not desirable. Opposition has a lot to do with politics. Now the state of the economy is bad. Where will that economy take our countries? We need to be aware of this situation. Such comments there would further complicate the situation. The antidote that will come to India must be approved by the World Health Organization. So there is no alternative but to wait. Now the opposition will oppose. In this situation, we think we have to keep our heads cool by getting rid of politics. There is no politics on the part of India not to distribute antidotes. Now this is the only hope, at the juncture of this preventive revolution in 2021, we have to make this healing project a success. People need to be disease free and fear free.
Political game with corona vaccine may endanger the world peace. So, there should not be any dirty politics on vaccine. Fair politics and fair deal in corona vaccine is a timely demand for a successful preventive revolution. Finally we can say that, fair deal can help and save the world. Moreover, only the fair deal can ensure the preventive revolution in this regard.
(Dr. Forqan is former Deputy Director General, Bangladesh
Ansar & VDP).
