Why the Moderna vaccine could be a game changer for remote communities; how COVID-19 is threatening Uganda’s mountain gorillas; Canadian politicians face scrutiny for pandemic travel; and the state of Georgia faces high-stakes elections
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The arrival of the Moderna vaccine in some Indigenous and northern communities is being welcomed with hope — and some hesitancy. Matt Galloway speaks with Feddie Louie, director of the Emergency Operations Centre for the Tahltan Central Government in northern B.C., Grand Chief Jerry Daniels of the Southern Chiefs Organization of Manitoba, and Nunavut Health Minister Lorne Kusugak.
Then, the CBC’s Margaret Evans takes us inside Uganda, where COVID-19 is threatening to undermine decades of work to protect the African nation’s mountain gorillas.
Plus, politicians are under fire for travelling abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic despite public health guidelines that urged Canadians to stay home. Mark Pickup, associate professor of political science at Simon Fraser University, discusses whether the revelations could damage public trust, and adherence to guidelines designed to curb COVID-19.
And run-off elections in Georgia Tuesday will determine whether Democrats or Republicans control the U.S. Senate. Felicia Davis, convener for the Clayton County Black Women’s Roundtable, and Helen Butler, executive director of the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, join us to discuss what’s at stake, and what issues are at the forefront of voters’ minds.