The Covid-19 vaccines will not be the only good to have come out of 2020
Originally published in The National,
With several Covid-19 vaccines nearing completion, there is a hope that things might soon return to normal. The pandemic has taken an incredible toll already. But we will have to adjust to the idea that while some things could go back to normal, others will not and this might not be so bad.
The pandemic affected the poor and minorities disproportionately and if anything, proved that the old normal was not acceptable.
In recent weeks, we have seen the results of several Covid-19 trials, with vaccines beginning to be rolled out sooner than we expected. Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson appear to be among the most promising.
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H A Hellyer, “The Covid-19 vaccines will not be the only good to have come out of 2020,” The National, 8 December 2020, https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/the-covid-19-vaccines-will-not-be-the-only-good-to-have-come-out-of-2020-1.1124978.
Hellyer, H. A. (2020, December 8). The Covid-19 vaccines will not be the only good to have come out of 2020. The National. https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/the-covid-19-vaccines-will-not-be-the-only-good-to-have-come-out-of-2020-1.1124978
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