Health

When to Expect the End of the Pandemic

Three major medical advances are antiseptics, antibiotics, and vaccines, which have saved billions of lives from a variety of dangerous infections. A vaccine is considered the only means to finally defeat COVID-19; in its absence, no return to pre-pandemic normalcy is expected. Since the pandemic began, the search for an effective vaccine has become an urgent public health priority, and mass vaccination is the surest way to stop the pandemic. The task of any vaccination is to familiarize the body with the causative agent of a particular infection and to develop specific immunity. In this case, the vaccine should make a person immune to COVID-19 infection. Therefore, more than 80 companies around the world sought to create a vaccine against COVID-19 in record time. However, developing the drug itself was not enough; it was necessary to make sure that the vaccine not only provided reliable immunity but was also safe to use. That is, it has no side effects and is equally suitable for the vast majority of people – including the elderly and those with health problems.…