Someday, when the history of the pandemic is written, it may be a narrative told partly in images: the despair of crowded hospitals and body bags, the fear and isolation of the masks. And then the balm of a smiling individual, one sleeve rolled up practically to the collarbone, with a medical worker poised to jab a needle into their upper arm. Log in to any social platform, and the picture – not to mention The Pose – is almost impossible to miss.
New York Times: Enter the age of the vaccine selfie
This handout picture taken on Jan. 14, 2021 and released by Turkish Presidential Press Service shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) receiving the first dose of the CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine at Ankara City Hospital in Ankara.
