Our Best Shot

 

Our only shot to be immune to the disease that changed our way of living. In December of 2019, a new strain of pathogen has been detected in Wuhan, China. Now it spreads chaos around the globe, the World Health Organization announced that we are now in the state of a pandemic, it truly changed our lives.

We conti
nue to follow all the necessary health protocols for us to stay safe, but I believe these aren’t enough to ensure our utmost protection against the virus, especially if we are infected with it. According to the Center for Disease Control, a vaccine is our best shot to guarantee immunity against pathogens, which include the covid-19 virus. Though some people believe that the vaccine is just a hoax, anti-vaxers holding protests against being vaccinated. Large pharmaceutical companies did thorough research in developing vaccines, like Pfizer and Moderna which proved very effective in combating covid-19.

Many people are afraid to be vaccinated because of the underlying side effects it may cause. Logically and scientifically speaking, a vaccine is the only thing that gives us immunity because it induces our body to make certain antibodies to fight the pathogens entering our body. Scientists and Researchers would not be keen on the vaccine if it’s harmful, but the reason they are making vaccines for the population is that they have done lots of extensive, carefully oriented studies and trials to ensure that the vaccine we are using is safe.

We experience side effects because it is a sign that the vaccine is working, our immune system is creating the anti-bodies that will be present in our body forever, with that we can be immunized, ensuring 100% protection against covid-19.  I would be willing to subject myself and be vaccinated as long as it is a vaccine that is entrusted by health professionals and the national government.

 

References:

Bretton Woods Project:

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