By an overwhelming majority, the people of Chile have rejected a new ‘woke’ constitution that would have prioritised tackling climate change and required women to hold at least 50% of jobs in official institutions.
Chile has a higher vaccination rate than the UK, and has administered more booster doses. Yet the country saw a major post-vaccination wave, which was even more deadly than its first wave back in June of 2020.
Researchers examined the impact of localised lockdowns in Chile. They found that that a three-to-four month lockdown would reduce economic activity by roughly the same amount as one year of the 2009 Great Recession.
The latest cautionary tale being held up to locked down Britons as the reason we can't be released is Chile, where an ambitious vaccination programme has not prevented a new surge. But is all as it seems?
