Corona Virus or COVID 19 is here to stay with us for a long time, it has left the world in utter chaos and has created disturbances which would have a long lasting effect on the world be it economy or lifestyle.
COVID 19 is spreading at an alarming rate and the fact that it is super contagious and the death rate is the highest which has ever been seen when compared to other deadly disease outbreaks or pandemics has left us all in a state of delirium. Even though many have recovered after getting infected by corona virus still the chances of a second revival (infection) amongst the recovered is high.
Many experts are saying that “Herd immunity” is one of the strongest and the smartest solutions to tackle COVID 19, Herd immunity is developed when a majority of the individuals are immune to a deadly disease(epidemic/pandemic) ,this immunization of the high proportion of the population is possible through vaccination or when more than half of the population has developed immunity over time maybe after contracting that disease which would eventually help the whole population hence this can prove to be the ultimate cure to the pandemic. For example because of polio vaccination (mandatory) which is given to every child, it has allowed the population to develop herd immunity and this has made India a polio free country. Around at least 70% of the population has to develop herd immunity to enable herd protection within the population.
But again there are drawback to this as many experts state that even if we achieve herd immunity the old and the young children will still be very much vulnerable to the disease and it won’t last for more than an year amongst the population and henceforth herd immunity achieved through vaccination is a better choice over the other ways and could be the solution to decrease the rate of infections.
We won’t be seeing the invention of a vaccine in the year 2020 which can be the solution to free ourselves from corona neither will we be seeing the invention of any medication. Most of us have gone our way ahead and consumed homeopathy courses of medication which would boost our immunity but will it really do its job of amplifying our immunity to a level where the corona virus can’t infect our bodies is the big question. Most of us are not leaving any stone unturned when it comes to taking precautions we have literally gone our way ahead and tried to follow all the instructions which we saw on YouTube, news or even WhatsApp and Facebook forwards .WHO has even come out with the concept of an “immunity passport” which would be given to people who are fit enough to travel as antibodies have been found in their blood which can fight the SARS-CoV-2 virus(cause of COVID 19) and have recovered from the infection to travel and work overseas.
Many Scientists state that a vaccine which can prevent COVID 19 might just never come out or even if it is invented it will take a minimum of another six months, but still there is no proof that this statement is completely true. The trial and error of vaccines are still on the go and we have not lost hope.
Abdhi Upadhyay
Eduindex News 