“Covid-19 Brings out the Best and the Worst in People”

By: Jairovien Kurt Frias

Grade & Section: 8 Galilei

In my opinion, is that when Covid-19 started on December 31, 2019 is

where the worst thing that happened and that particularly no one
noticed, and it was proven by World Health Organization also known as
W.H.O. that Covid-19 started in December 31, 2019. And on March 11,
2020, the World Health Organization or W.H.O. declared that Covid-19
is a disease caused by SARS-Cov-2 also known as Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 is when pandemic started. Due to
pandemic, there was a major impact or effect. To school closures to
devastated industries and millions of jobs were at lost. And a factual
information I found on the internet is when a Viral Respiratory Disease
such as those caused by a new influenza virus or the corona virus
COVID-19 are most likely to turn into a pandemic. There are actually
many different types of symptoms of the corona virus. The most
common symptoms are fever, cough, tiredness, and loss of taste or
smell. The less common symptoms are sore throat, headache, aches or
pain, diarrhoea, a rash on the skin or discoloration of fingers or toes,
and red or irritated eyes. And lastly are the serious symptoms, the
serious symptoms are difficult breathing or shortness of breath, loss of
speech or mobility or confusion, and chest pain.

Authorities implemented strict quarantine restrictions and health

protocols and also restricted mobility of people as well as the
operational capacity of business, to keep medical systems functioning
and keep families safe from Covid-19. And Doctors were trying their
best by examining patients, reviewing their medical history, diagnosing
illnesses or injuries, administrating treatment, and counseling patients
on their health and well being. And we know for sure, that other people
from other countries tried their best to stop Covid-19 from spreading
worldwide. Like that challenging time that will probably leave a
significant mark on history, Kizzmekia Corbett and her team of scientists
provided a spark of hope. Kizzmekia Corbett was the scientific lead of
the team that developed the Moderna Covid-19 mRNA vaccine, also
known as the strongest weapon against the novel corona virus.
Kizzmekia Shanta Corbett is an American Researcher or an American
Viral Immunologist; she is an Assistant Professor of Immunology and
Infectious Diseases at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and
the Shutzer Assistant Professor at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute since
June 2021. Karikó and co-collaborator Drew Weissman, an MD or
Doctor of Medicine and PHD or Doctor of Philosophy developed the
modified mRNA technology used in Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s
vaccine to prevent Covid-19 infection. Oxford AstraZeneca was
developed by the W.H.O. Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on
Immunization and was partnered with the University of Oxford. On this
forth information I’m not really sure if it’s true, as the information I
found on the Internet is that Sinovac CoronaVac was developed in the
Manufacturing for CovovaxTM that was started at Serum Institute of
India. And the Gamaleya Sputnik V was developed by the Abbreviation
for Neurofibromatosis and for National Formulary Gamaleya Research
Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology Ministry of Health of Russia,
in short is N.F. Gamaleya Research Center for Epidemiology and
Microbiology Ministry of Health of Russia. And Covaxin was India’s
indigenous Covid-19 vaccine by Bharat Biotech is developed in
collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research also known
as I.C.M.R. and National Institute of Virology also known as N.I.V. The
Novavax vaccine was developed by Novavax and the Coalition for
Epidemic Preparedness Innovations also known as C.E.P.I. And the last
thing I know is the Janssen Covid-19 vaccine was developed by Janssen
in Leiden, Netherlands.
A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired
immunity to a particular infectious or malignant disease. The
effectiveness of vaccines has been widely studied and verified by
medical professionals. In simple terms, it is a preparation that is used to
stimulate the body’s immune response against diseases. It is usually
administered through needle injections, but some can be administered
by mouth or sprayed into the nose. It is also believed by other medical
professional that it goes to the immune system to recognize and defend
against harmful germs. There are also side effects of vaccine which is
pain, swelling, or redness where the shot was given, mild fever, chills,
tiredness, headache, and muscle and joint aches. But, these reactions
are actually good because it indicates that your body is actually making
an immune response to the vaccine. And the reactions will probably go
away for 1-2 days, with the exception that swollen lymph nodes may
persist up to probably 10 days. But, there is actually serious side effects
that could cause a long-term health problem are extremely rare
following any vaccination. So it is known that vaccines can save
peoples’ lives. But, there are also people who can’t take vaccines. Like
individuals who have had severe allergic reactions to vaccines. Booster
shots are administered to remind the body’s immune system about
virus it needs to defend against. In simple terms it improves or gives the
immune system a boost. There are also side effects; the side effects are
fever, headache, fatigue, and pain at the injection sight.

For the reason above, is where my statement concludes that there are
people who bring out the best and also people who brings out the
worst for the causes of Covid-19. For about 6,630,000 people died
during Covid-19, so it technically caused a lot of damage both physically
and emotionally to the people around the world. The best thing that it
brought out is the courage of not giving up like Doctors, scientists, front
liners, World Health Organization, and many more just to stop Covid-19
from spreading worldwide. And it also brought us closer to our families.
But others were not happy of the result so it affected by having anxiety
and depression, and may be masked as increased mood swings,
irritability, and withdrawal. Covid-19 also changed the way to
communicate, care for others, education, work, and more. Pandemic
also disrupted many regular aspects of life, including sports and
physical activities. And prices had fallen by the economic contraction
caused by lockdown and other Covid-19-related restrictions on social
mobility introduced in most of the world from March 2020. And the
next thing you will notice that everything is getting more expensive.