FENG2 Covid Research Paper Assignment

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Emily Williams
Freshman English II
Professor Beck
4 April 2021
Covid Research Paper Assignment
Every day, people often enjoy activities involving others: volunteering, spending quality
time with friends and family, or even working. When the coronavirus pandemic hit, various
countries and states issued a mandatory lockdown. Now, there is a vaccine to prevent the further
spread of the virus, something multiple people are on the fence about. Before getting the
coronavirus vaccine, there are multiple things people should take into consideration, such as how
the vaccine will affect the economy, who is affected by the virus and the vaccine, and the
vaccine possibly becoming a requirement for future travel.
When the coronavirus initially hit in 2020, several countries and states issued a
lockdown, which both helped and hurt the economy. Due to the virus spreading and enforcing a
lockdown, people have not been able to enjoy activities like going out to eat in restaurants and
shopping. Enforcing the lockdown caused small businesses, and some large ones, to shut down.
Employees and owners of these businesses rely on customers to keep their companies alive and
thriving due to spending their money. Not only has the coronavirus hurt these companies, but it
also caused schools and universities to participate in virtual learning--continuing schoolwork
from the house. Enacting virtual learning is a new skill most students have learned and adapted.
Getting the vaccine is the first place to start in potentially reopening the economy. While
performing studies, economic professor Ernie Goss, Ph.D., claims the alphabet letters V, U, W,
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and L represent the United States' economy, even though the letter 'U' seems to give a more
accurate representation. While studying the United States' economy, Goss explains, "medical
people get more pessimistic, so the economics get more pessimistic" (Goss). People rely on those
in the medical field to determine the status of health-related topics, specifically the coronavirus.
If those in the medical field are uncertain, then everyone else will start to have doubts too.
Deciding to get the coronavirus vaccine or not affects more people than one would think.
Scientists created vaccines to help prevent the spread of potentially deadly viruses, which
involves a whole community. Coronavirus can cause severe symptoms and illness to all people
regardless of their age and health history. Based on the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, adults aged sixty-five and older are at risk for experiencing more severe symptoms.
Because of this, groups of older people are first in line to receive the vaccine. According to
infectious disease expert Dr. Abinash Virk, while adults aged sixty-five are already at risk for
getting the virus, adults aged eighty and older are even more susceptible to being infected (Virk).
Because of this, getting the vaccine against the coronavirus has increasingly become important.
Unfortunately, the coronavirus does not consider someone's age or race. Based on reports
studying the deaths among each race, statistics showed deaths related to the African American
community are twenty-four percent higher than the deaths of their white counterparts (May).
Based on these statistics, this means at least seventy-five thousand deaths have occurred each
year in the African American community. Studies prove more people of African and Latin
American backgrounds risk a higher chance of contracting the virus. Studies show a link of
health issues between these communities. While examining these links, author Hallie Levine
refers to research from medicine professor Folasade May, M.D. In a study, May claims that the
link between color and race does not exist but depends on socio-economic and environmental
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factors. Also viewing the link between African and Latin American backgrounds risking
infections, May states, "many people of color work in essential jobs... thus raising their risk to
exposure to the virus" (May).
People love to travel, whether it is for leisure or work-related. There is not a time where
people are not looking for a destination to get away from until the coronavirus occurred. Due to
the virus, most, if not every place, require patrons to only enter if they are wearing face masks.
Also, refrain from entering if they have symptoms, such as coughing, body aches or chills, and
the loss of taste or smell. Because studies on the coronavirus are steadily happening, it is unclear
if airlines and travel companies require vaccinations, but it varies on the company. Although
boarding airplanes is one of the top ways to spread illnesses, improvements are made to ensure
the safety of patrons. Overseas airlines have used advanced technology to their advantage to
create ways to monitor and screen people's vaccination status. Despite testing requirements,
Alaska Airlines deems it unnecessary to require vaccination but still requires wearing face
masks. According to professor of hospitality and tourism, Jan L. Jones states, "African countries
already require vaccinations for yellow fever" (Jones). Having Jones acknowledge this,
requirements for the coronavirus vaccination is a possibility. The possibility solely relies on each
company's policy regarding the virus. Getting the vaccination is the first step to return to normal,
including future traveling. After studying and comparing other countries' restrictions regarding
the coronavirus, Jones finds that Iceland is one of the first countries to provide certificates to
those who received the vaccine against the virus (Jones). Equipping those with a certificate
ensures other countries the proof that they received the vaccine against the coronavirus, which
permits them to continue traveling.

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After researching and relying on statistics, it is no wonder people are on the fence about
receiving the coronavirus vaccine. Because the coronavirus highly affects society and has cost
the lives of thousands of people, it is something that people should consider getting to help stop
spreading the virus. Receive the vaccination against the coronavirus is the first step to reestablish
society and rebuilding the economy. Unfortunately, the coronavirus affects everyone--older
people, younger people, black people, white people, and more. And because this virus affects
everyone and everything, more people need to consider getting the vaccine. But before they get
vaccinated, they should consider how the vaccine will affect the economy, who all will be
affected, and how will traveling in the future be affected.

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vaccine possibly becoming a requirement for future travel.

also caused schools and universities to participate in virtual learning--continuing schoolwork

exposure to the virus" (May).

permits them to continue traveling.

affected, and how will traveling in the future be affected.

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