Distrust in the medical establishment and generational trauma are preventing many Black Americans from getting vaccinated. A campaign from the Ad Council looks back on one of the US’ darkest episodes of medical racism in the hope that it can help reduce vaccine hesitancy.

France has begun its vaccine programme more slowly and cautiously than other nearby countries. With French people more vaccine-sceptic than other countries, the slower pace and focus on information and personal choice is intended to ease worries and bring more citizens on board.

How has the #metoo movement reshaped gender roles? Why did a small-scale protest spark mass populist demonstrations? And are dads really sharing the parenting load? This Cultural Snapshot uses local stats and case studies to explore behavioural norms shared by French people in 2020.

In Canada, there’s overwhelming support for the use of vaccine passports, but strong discomfort with companies using individuals’ vaccination data. As Canadians shift toward collectivist thinking in exchange for safety, companies will have to navigate the choppy waters of medical data privacy.