The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Response

This essay discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on society and the importance of a coordinated global response to prevent further outbreaks. The student argues that delaying the spread of the virus through quarantine measures and vaccination efforts is the most effective option, and predicts that vaccines will become widely available in the coming months, leading to a COVID-free community.

Sarip, Hanera G.
STEM-12 MARK
Our lives have been affected in so many ways by this corona virus. The COVID-19 pandemic has
resulted in severe economic and social impacts around the world. People are getting frustrated with
social distancing and quarantine measures, and the economic and social impacts of months of shut
down are starting to scare people more than the disease itself. They fear that hunger will kill them, not
the virus.
Based on the video, it was stated that the pandemic will come to an end on the basis of how the
global government will respond to it. They have three option; Race Through It, Delay and Vaccinate or
Coordinate and Crush. I strongly oppose to the option Race Through it because I think that it is not
effective to just expose people from the virus without precautionary measures. It will take time for the
virus to no longer find a new host and by then, millions of people will die and the health care system will
eventually collapse. I very much agree with the second option, the Delay and Vaccinate, as governments
and communities around the world are doing their best to delay the spread of corona virus so that
testing facilities can have time to develop a vaccine. They use this crucial time through strategies that
may involve wide-ranging tests to identify carriers, quarantine the infected and associated individuals,
and physical distancing. With that, the Delay and Vaccinate is a slow, steady and proven option. It will
take time to produce a vaccine but even if the pandemic ends before the vaccine, corona virus can
possibly occur again at any time so vaccines will continue to protect people and for the betterment of
everyone.
I believed that over the next months, COVID vaccines will be available across the world and the
pandemic will fizzles out. We will soon be a COVID-free community thanks to the global effort and most
importantly to the Almighty. The next pandemic could be just around the corner, we'd be wise to keep
our quarantine and social distancing skills sharp for the future.