It has been a whole year since the first COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. Since then, there have been over 25.9 million cases and 436,780 deaths. This pandemic has damaged people physically and mentally. Millions of jobs were lost, businesses were closing down one after another, bills were getting harder to pay, and people started to feel hopeless.
Even though life during this pandemic is hard, progress has been made. According to Harvard Health, a vaccine created by Pfizer was approved to be given out on December 11, 2020. In the U.S., over 20.7 million people received the first dose, and 3.8 million people have been fully vaccinated. There have been many arguments about whether or not getting a newly created vaccine was a healthy decision. Several people agree with getting the vaccine, and several other people who are against the vaccination process.
Most of these vaccine arguments claim that getting vaccinated is not safe because the vaccine was developed much quicker during clinical trials, and many health experts did not expect this rapid pace. However, according to CDC, vaccines undergo trials before they can be approved. This means that vaccine safeness and effectiveness are observed and will not be released if there is a high risk of injuring those who are vaccinated. Another argument is that you will get COVID-19 through the vaccine. CDC argues that the vaccine does not have COVID-19 in it and cannot cause a person to get COVID-19. Instead, the vaccines “teach our immune system to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19.” There are also many people who argue that since they have gotten COVID-19 already, they will not need to get vaccinated. CDC states that this is a false argument because catching COVID-19 again is possible. Natural immunity can depend on the person, and there is a possibility that this innate immunity will not last; therefore they still recommend getting the vaccine.
There are also several arguments to get the vaccine. One of the biggest views are that if everyone gets vaccinated, the pandemic can end. This is because the vaccine will build immunization in everyone’s immune system and prevent COVID-19 from spreading further. However, getting everyone vaccinated is not a possibility. Some people are allergic to the vaccine. If this is the case, the current vaccine becomes alarming and impossible to administer to them. Another considerable argument to get the vaccine is that it will help prevent you from getting COVID-19. Catching COVID-19 can cause long term health problems and puts those around you in danger of getting infected by it. However, getting vaccinated can make it safer for you and those around you.
As the beginning wave of vaccinations increases distribution to America, not everyone has received the vaccine, but there is still progress. Businesses will slowly start to open more as more people get vaccinated. If a good majority of people are vaccinated, we will also get closer to our everyday lives. For now, one of the biggest challenges we have to face is alerting people of the facts about the vaccine and how it can help bring the end of the pandemic.
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