All pandemics must come to an end, and this virus is no different. The virus will continue to affect our lives until we collectively address the inequitable access to vaccines and therapeutic agents. However, over the course of the pandemic, scientists have achieved a record speed of the development of a safe and effective vaccine. Even still, government agencies have not provided access of sufficient doses of vaccines to low and middle income countries. This is unethical and only prolongs the pandemic. It is going to take more than vaccines to end the pandemic partly because of new variants and how quickly they circulate.
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