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How pandemic fatigue is affecting global COVID response

Ian Bremmer: How Pandemic Fatigue Is Affecting Global COVID Response | GZERO Media

It's spreading. Maybe even faster and wider than the virus itself: pandemic fatigue. As infection rates in the United States and Europe skyrocket, Ian Bremmer looks at how tired we've all become of the virus. And yet, the virus does not seem to get tired of us.

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