When the bells that ushered in 2020 tolled across the globe, very few people could have imagined that protecting human life and a seemingly intractable battle to sustain livelihoods would be pre-eminent sociopolitical exigencies that awaited a world already in turmoil.
As 2020 draws to a veritable end, the advent of vaccines will surely mitigate the impact of Covid-19, and help usher in hope and happiness the world over. However, silencing Covid-19 deniers and purveyors of conspiracy theories through science must define modern-day society’s ultimate challenge.