Posts tagged Lunar New Year
NüVoices Podcast: The End of China’s Zero-Covid Policy with Dr. Jennifer Bouey
NüVoices Podcast: The End of China’s Zero-Covid Policy with Dr. Jennifer Bouey

In this first episode of the NüVoices 2023 podcast season, I spoke with Dr. Jennifer Bouey, an epidemiologist and global health equity expert, to try and make sense of zero-Covid’s sudden end in China. She discusses the reasons behind China’s relatively low vaccination rate, the country’s decision not to import mRNA vaccines, and how Spring Festival travel could impact China’s public health policy. 

And if you missed it, listen to our 2022 year-end recap episode as well with the NüVoices Podcast Team.

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China, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health, NuVoices, Podcast, Politics, ScienceS HoDr. Jennifer Bouey, Zero-COVID, Lunar New Year, Public Health, Vaccines, VaccinationComment
Take a trip to Shanghai at home
Take a trip to Shanghai at home

While celebrating Lunar New Year might look different this year, there are other ways to escape the solitude of the pandemic: Immerse yourself in the vibrancy of China’s most populous city — from the comfort of home. (Credit: Photo by Luke from Pexels)

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EnRoute, Travel, China, World, CultureS HoShanghai, Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year, Armchair Travel, The Bund, Foreign Concessions, Tea, Biluochun, I Will Find You A Better Home, An Jia, Eileen Chang, Lynn Pan, Old Shanghai Gangsters In Paradise, Shanghai Style, Nien Chang, Life and Death in Shanghai, The Eight Hundred, Harbor from the Holocaust, Xiaolongbao, Red Braised Pork Belly, Drunken Chicken