Tuesday, 05 May 2020 09:33 PM MYT
Others, on the other hand, oppose due to concerns of public health risks. For them, resuming businesses means exposure to more people, and subsequently, a potential relapse. This backlash, of course, is due to lack of public confidence. The public must be assured that it is safe to return to work. Public confidence, at the outset, must be instilled. Yet, while the world continues to wage war against the Covid-19 pandemic, it is prudent that we start looking at the next phase of the battle.
When asked about when normalcy will return, Bill Gates, founder of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, responded: “My answer is always the same: when we have an almost perfect drug to treat Covid-19, or when almost every person on the planet has been vaccinated against coronavirus. The former is unlikely to happen anytime soon Which leaves us with a vaccine.” .
It may require 18 months, ideally, to develop an effective vaccine. It takes longer to develop natural herd immunity against the infections.