Is the Pandemic in America Taking a Turn for the Worse?
What we can expect down the road as the number of Covid-19 cases keeps growing
As Covid-19 cases continue to surge in the United States, it raises worries and concerns about the severity of the situation. As a growing number of people are becoming sick with the virus, we are now facing a new reality.
As the new data shows, we haven’t brought the infections under control as the numbers kept going up. In the current state of affairs, one question arises: “When will we reach a period of normalcy?”
In the best-case scenario, a vaccine won’t be available until a few months from now. As Dr. Faucci pointed out, “widespread vaccinations for the general public won’t likely happen until at least mid-2021.” That means we may not reach a period of normalcy until 2022.
What these statistics mean
Even if people continue wearing masks and practice social distancing, we will still not see the light at the end of the tunnel until the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022.
What we can do now
In the situation we’re in right now we can’t go back and do things differently. But we can do something now — every one of us. We can take the situation seriously and listen closely to the advice of health officials.
As Dr. Faucci pointed out: “If things do not change, if they continue on the course we’re on, there’s going to be a whole lot of pain in this country about additional cases and hospitalizations and deaths.” That’s on top of the 8.9 million people that have been infected with the virus, and over 22,800 people that died, according to the Johns Hopkins University data.
Even though President Trump is convinced we’re heading in the right direction and “rounding the turn” on the virus, we should be on the side of caution and listen closely to health officials. The president’s controversial approach to herd immunity strategy stands in disagreement with public health officials. They state that the strategy will only result in thousands more infections and deaths.
The best thing we can do right now is to listen to what health officials tell us. Continue wearing masks and practice social distancing. Stay home as much as possible.
If we don’t get the virus under control and fail again, we’ll never see the light at the end of the tunnel. Not even in 2022.
