Introduction
Historically, people have always encountered pandemics which led to numerous deaths; they were difficult to contain and lasted for several years. The COVID-19 pandemic became the first event in the twenty-first century that disrupted healthcare services worldwide. Today, official statistics which track new cases of the virus show that there is a total of more than three million deaths caused by the COVID-19 around the world (“WHO,” n.d.). Therefore, I will list the risks of COVID-19, and the impact of the pandemic on countries and will present arguments in support of vaccination.
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COVID-19 can be officially recognized as one of the deadliest viruses in history, but it also entails numerous health risks for people who manage to survive it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one of the common post-COVID conditions is a multisystem inflammatory syndrome that leads to swollen organs (“Post-COVID,” 2021). There are also accounts of people losing their smell and taste, as well as sight.
- Several reports state that patients who had a severe course of COVID-19 developed different conditions, which negatively affected their ability to see (Solomon, 2021).
- Here is a list of all possible side-effects which can follow after the contraction of the virus; I will pass it around to the class.
Thus, it is essential that people start treatment immediately after being infected with COVID-19.
When speaking of the pandemic, people tend to focus on its economic outcome, but it also affects the health of individuals who did not get infected. The pandemic forced states to introduce lockdowns which eventually caused businesses to close and dismiss workers, thus leaving people without income sources. Yet, an increase in unemployment was not the only consequence of the pandemic since it also affected the mental health of thousands of individuals. Statistics demonstrate that there was substantial growth in the number of people reporting depression, anxiety, and substance abuse (Panchal et al., 2021)
The trials of various vaccines have allowed companies that developed them to produce evidence in support of their effectiveness. For instance, Pfizer-BioNTech, one of the most successful vaccines in existence, has demonstrated more than ninety percent efficacy (Katella, 2021). Nevertheless, there is a belief among certain groups that vaccines can kill people, even those who do not have the disease. Yet, there are currently no data that would prove the adverse effects of vaccines on people’s health.
Conclusion
You have learned about the dangers associated with COVID-19, its possible side effects, as well as the negative consequences of the pandemic, and the situation can only be resolved with the help of voluntary mass vaccination. If, after listening to the speech, you still have questions or doubt the viability of vaccines, you are welcome to visit the official website of the World Health Organization for more information.
Works Cited
Katella, K. (2021). Comparing the COVID-19 vaccines: How are they different? Yale Medicine. Web.
Panchal, N., Kamal, R., Cox, C., & Garfield, R. (2021, February 10). The implications of COVID-19 for mental health and substance use. The Kaiser Family Foundation. Web.
Post-COVID conditions. (2021). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web.
Solomon, R. (2021). Does COVID-19 lead to vision loss? American Academy of Ophthalmology. Web.
WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) dashboard. (n.d.). World Health Organization. 2021, Web.