The world I speak of is the one that we will live in after this chaos of the Covid-19 pandemic has passed. Thing is, will it ever truly leave us?
What is now unknown is if this disease will be a recurring event to deal with on a seasonal basis such as we already do with the flu.
Until such time that we know the answer to that, will a vaccination be developed, a vaccine that will then be administered once a year just as the flu vaccine?
And at that, will Covid-19 play the devil with our health experts such as the flu, requiring adapted vaccines each season due to the superfast mutation rate of influenza?
So much research is yet to be done to discover the answers to the growing amount of questions that this disease has put upon our medical plate.
Then there’s the sociological impact upon our life to consider.
Will the time come that shaking hands will no longer be the way to greet people, just as a way to no longer share germs?
Will the elbow bump become the universally accepted way of greeting as it has of late, just as it did during the avian flu scare of 2006 and the 2009 swine flu outbreak, and the Ebola outbreak of 2014?
And what about venues that require a large gathering of people, such as sporting events and concerts?
Then there’s the normal everyday things in our life, such as weddings, birthday parties, funerals and just going to work!
Will Times Square ever look the same again?
As a member of the baby boomer generation, I can’t help but think of the era that my grandparents and parents endured, that of the Great Depression.
My parent’s generation was so aptly dubbed “The Greatest Generation” and lauded in a book by the same name written by the former NBC newsman Tom Brokaw.
The Greatest Generation members all lived through the Great Depression and many of them fought in World War II.
The Greatest Generation individuals were also the genesis of the Baby Boomers, passing along their remembrances and frugal way of living to their children, though their children lived in an era of great plenty and didn’t necessarily have to live frugally as their parents did.
But with the loss of over 10 million jobs in just the last couple of weeks, with more most likely yet to come, could we be facing another such economic collapse as the one our ancestors lived through?
Only time holds the answer to that question.
And who knows? Maybe the latest generations, iGen / Gen Z and Gen Alpha will be the newest answer to the question of who will pull themselves up from the bootstrap and move the country forward to the historical greatness it deserves.
You would think with how much technology we have, things will be a little bit more accurate at this point… It’s a little scary that only time will tell at this point.
This is a crazy world we’re living in. I do hope everything can go back to normal. Or close to normal. I miss leaving the house!
I don’t think it will ever truly leave us now. I know my habits will change when this is over and I am able to leave the house again.
For sure our lives won’t be the same in my opinion will take a long time to recover from this but all is in God’s hands.
Pandemic COVID19 really a scary disease and no one will ever know if it will leave us or not or if there’s a vaccination in a soonest time. But I am still hoping that these things will end soon and everything will go back to normal. For now, we need to follow the Goverment for our safety.
I think we will deal this virus on a seasonal basis. But I think that next time we will be more prepared.
I don’t have an idea if this virus will leave us. But the only thing we can do now is praying for us.
I choose to believe that we’re going to come outside of this for the better. I know it’s scary times, but I can only control my focus.
It will definitely be interesting to see how this all plays out. It’s been amazing to see how quickly things have changed already! I pray that we come out of this with a greater sense of gratitude and an appreciation for our family and friends.
This is a scary time indeed but I think we’ll all come out of this smarter and more prepared. We have to try to stay positive yet informed.
This is such a scary and unsure time. I don’t think this generation has really been through anything like this; not since 9/11. I’m sure we will adapt and change, and I’m sure there will be some “new normals”.
Yes this is really scary and not know what happening. I would love to go back to normal once this pandemic is done.
So much is unknown it’s driving my anxiety through the roof. And as much as I’m looking forward to the shelter in place getting lifted, I almost don’t want it to. I feel safest at home. Will I ever feel safe leaving my house and venturing out into public again?
Such a crazy world we live in! I know we will come out in the end, but it’s just so rough being in the phase we’re in