COVID advanced the world into the future

[fara_buduk]

according to the reality at this time, we are required to be intelligent humans by utilizing the digital world because of the covid-19 virus which causes a large number of deaths. And it is undeniable that many countries have locked down to prevent its spread but behind that their policies are not in favor of the little people who work hard so they don't heed the appeal because they think the virus is deadly but if they don't work against the corona storm their family will starve to death, until now no one has been able to remove the virus from the world why should we be restrained by this while life will wait for death,

[Sithara007]

It is indisputable that the virus does not have the ability to mutate if it cannot be passed on, and it cannot be passed on if everyone takes the proper precautions.  At this point, the virus is not likely to vanish or be defeated.  This is very likely something that exists in the human population for the rest of our time on Earth, like influenza.

Even in developed nations such as the United States, there are sections of people who refuse to get vaccinated. Here in India, there is an overload of propaganda against the vaccines going on in social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. Even I have received several messages claiming that vaccinated people will die within 2 years and taking a vaccine will make you impotent. I don't know the real reason behind this fake campaign. Who is going to benefit, if more people die from COVID? But as long as people refuse to get vaccinated, newer strains of the virus will be reported from various parts of the world.

[Xinarae*]

The reason why developing countries like the United States refuse to be vaccinated is that their transmission of the virus is increasing through vaccination. Many have tested positive for corona virus after the second dose that's why corona vaccination is slow in the united states lots of vaccines have been submitted but the united states is now at a crossroads in terms of health ethics and diplomacy. This is because china is exporting more vaccines than any other country through this they are improving the international image increasing the effect.

[Rasa nanas]

according to the reality at this time, we are required to be intelligent humans by utilizing the digital world because of the covid-19 virus which causes a large number of deaths. And it is undeniable that many countries have locked down to prevent its spread but behind that their policies are not in favor of the little people who work hard so they don't heed the appeal because they think the virus is deadly but if they don't work against the corona storm their family will starve to death, until now no one has been able to remove the virus from the world why should we be restrained by this while life will wait for death,

Policies to prevent the spread of this virus are like two sharp blades. Lockdown is one way to suppress the spread of the virus, but if it is implemented there will be other big problems (such as economic problems). But if you don't implement a lockdown, the rate of spread of this virus is getting out of control and there are more victims.

[South Park]

It is indisputable that the virus does not have the ability to mutate if it cannot be passed on, and it cannot be passed on if everyone takes the proper precautions.  At this point, the virus is not likely to vanish or be defeated.  This is very likely something that exists in the human population for the rest of our time on Earth, like influenza.

The virus is going to be with us forever as not everyone is going to take the vaccine whether because they do not want to or simply because they do not have access to it and then the virus will mutate to the point another vaccine will be necessary beginning a game of cat and mouse of which there is no escape, so the best we can do is to take the precautions necessary so we do not get it and if we do we should avoid transmitting the virus to other people.

[Vishnu.Reang]

The virus is going to be with us forever as not everyone is going to take the vaccine whether because they do not want to or simply because they do not have access to it and then the virus will mutate to the point another vaccine will be necessary beginning a game of cat and mouse of which there is no escape, so the best we can do is to take the precautions necessary so we do not get it and if we do we should avoid transmitting the virus to other people.

If the population gets vaccinated quickly then the virus will be contained and there will be no more mutations. But what happened is that rich countries such as United States and United Kingdom hoarded more vaccines than they need, while the poor countries faced a lot of difficulties in procuring enough doses to vaccinate their population. And since large number of people were not vaccinated, the virus was able to mutate in countries such as India and Brazil. And the irony is that eventually these mutated strains made their way to the same developed countries which hoarded the vaccines.

[Snappycoco]

It is indisputable that the virus does not have the ability to mutate if it cannot be passed on, and it cannot be passed on if everyone takes the proper precautions.  At this point, the virus is not likely to vanish or be defeated.  This is very likely something that exists in the human population for the rest of our time on Earth, like influenza.

The virus is going to be with us forever as not everyone is going to take the vaccine whether because they do not want to or simply because they do not have access to it and then the virus will mutate to the point another vaccine will be necessary beginning a game of cat and mouse of which there is no escape, so the best we can do is to take the precautions necessary so we do not get it and if we do we should avoid transmitting the virus to other people.

I don't think so. I believe like polio out break, it could be eliminated by vaccines and herd immunity. And just like sars, it mutated but still vaccines isolated the virus up to the point where it vanished. Here in the Philippines, polio outbreak was unstoppable on year 1990 up til 2010's and we finally got broke it up by vaccines given.

[bryant.coleman]

I don't think so. I believe like polio out break, it could be eliminated by vaccines and herd immunity. And just like sars, it mutated but still vaccines isolated the virus up to the point where it vanished. Here in the Philippines, polio outbreak was unstoppable on year 1990 up til 2010's and we finally got broke it up by vaccines given.

You are right. Although the virus is mutating, that doesn't mean that the vaccines will be completely ineffective against it. The efficacy is lower, but the better vaccines such as Pfizer, Moderna, Janssen and Sputnik is >80% efficient against mutated strains such as Alpha, Gamma, Delta and Delta plus. I wouldn't trust the Chinese vaccines though. They are bribing mainstream media houses to write articles in their favor and most of the mainstream media channels are flooded with articles and programs praising the Chinese vaccines. But from what I have seen, the real life efficacy of Sinovac and Sinopharm is close to zero.

[Desmong]

Would I say the pandemic has really showed people to be prepared and ready for the worse coming which I don't think the future has worse disease than what we have suffered this present days which had cleared many lives and jobs leaving people to ponder on what to eat, how to survive, and what will be their state of living after this huge disaster.

There is no reasonable advantage to what we have experienced here and there. Most countries, big companies of the world are just getting from their feet, to get through their loses after the putting things back in order and looking to the future for greater adventure that could generate good funds for them.

[monineklutak]

It is indisputable that the virus does not have the ability to mutate if it cannot be passed on, and it cannot be passed on if everyone takes the proper precautions.  At this point, the virus is not likely to vanish or be defeated.  This is very likely something that exists in the human population for the rest of our time on Earth, like influenza.

The virus is going to be with us forever as not everyone is going to take the vaccine whether because they do not want to or simply because they do not have access to it and then the virus will mutate to the point another vaccine will be necessary beginning a game of cat and mouse of which there is no escape, so the best we can do is to take the precautions necessary so we do not get it and if we do we should avoid transmitting the virus to other people.

I don't think so. I believe like polio out break, it could be eliminated by vaccines and herd immunity. And just like sars, it mutated but still vaccines isolated the virus up to the point where it vanished. Here in the Philippines, polio outbreak was unstoppable on year 1990 up til 2010's and we finally got broke it up by vaccines given.

Indeed, when talking about viruses, of course it is not easy to remove,
especially this covid 19 virus which is increasingly mutating and there are many variants of the covid 19 virus,
I hope the available vaccine can stop the spread of covid 19

[riso2015]

I think most of us would rather not have had COVID. It has been devastating for many economies and it took a bad toll on people. However it has had some side benefits (some may argue that having Trump removed for now may be one of them, LOL).

I am talking about the digital revolution that was already taking place, yet still had some bumps along the road to occur, and has been forcefully implemented by many companies that required their people to keep on working. I am also talking about the immense number of new influencers and subscription services that had increased their adept several times-fold. All this would have taken ages otherwise.

demand for services that can be performed remotely or provide solutions to the challenges of reduced personal interactions, such as information and communications technology (ICT), and deliveries, has increased significantly. In a span of three months, the pandemic has resulted in a 63 percent reduction in demand for hotels, while increasing demand for ICT by a comparable rate

A source on the matter.

More bad effects than the negative impact. Covid has destroyed everything. I used to think that nothing could possibly make a place of worship quieter.. It turned out that it was covid that made that possible. Many people are depressed and lost their minds because of covid.. I hope this ends soon..whatever the benefits of online money are, money is still more delicious than real results.

[Snappycoco]

It is indisputable that the virus does not have the ability to mutate if it cannot be passed on, and it cannot be passed on if everyone takes the proper precautions.  At this point, the virus is not likely to vanish or be defeated.  This is very likely something that exists in the human population for the rest of our time on Earth, like influenza.

The virus is going to be with us forever as not everyone is going to take the vaccine whether because they do not want to or simply because they do not have access to it and then the virus will mutate to the point another vaccine will be necessary beginning a game of cat and mouse of which there is no escape, so the best we can do is to take the precautions necessary so we do not get it and if we do we should avoid transmitting the virus to other people.

I don't think so. I believe like polio out break, it could be eliminated by vaccines and herd immunity. And just like sars, it mutated but still vaccines isolated the virus up to the point where it vanished. Here in the Philippines, polio outbreak was unstoppable on year 1990 up til 2010's and we finally got broke it up by vaccines given.

Indeed, when talking about viruses, of course it is not easy to remove,
especially this covid 19 virus which is increasingly mutating and there are many variants of the covid 19 virus,
I hope the available vaccine can stop the spread of covid 19

What I really meant is that vaccines takes time to eradicate virus in the face of the earth. Not totally vanished but it could stop a worldwide effect. Well, according to studies coronavirus was first saw way back 10000 years ago

Molecular clock dating analyses of coronaviruses suggest that the most recent common ancestor of these viruses existed around 10,000 years ago.

and that is according to this journal https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3676139/. But it didn't cause any major effect worldwide until someone eats a wild bat in China and spread this virus. 

[South Park]

The virus is going to be with us forever as not everyone is going to take the vaccine whether because they do not want to or simply because they do not have access to it and then the virus will mutate to the point another vaccine will be necessary beginning a game of cat and mouse of which there is no escape, so the best we can do is to take the precautions necessary so we do not get it and if we do we should avoid transmitting the virus to other people.

I don't think so. I believe like polio out break, it could be eliminated by vaccines and herd immunity. And just like sars, it mutated but still vaccines isolated the virus up to the point where it vanished. Here in the Philippines, polio outbreak was unstoppable on year 1990 up til 2010's and we finally got broke it up by vaccines given.

But viruses are different and can be classified in two different branches, those that do not mutate easily and those that do, the virus that causes polio is one that has a very low mutation rate so you can create a vaccine and still use it fifty years later, the virus that causes COVID mutates extremely fast, it is so fast that as far as I know that are 4 other strains already, so I think my prediction regarding the future that awaits us is more accurate.

[Betwrong]

The virus is going to be with us forever as not everyone is going to take the vaccine whether because they do not want to or simply because they do not have access to it and then the virus will mutate to the point another vaccine will be necessary beginning a game of cat and mouse of which there is no escape, so the best we can do is to take the precautions necessary so we do not get it and if we do we should avoid transmitting the virus to other people.

I don't think so. I believe like polio out break, it could be eliminated by vaccines and herd immunity. And just like sars, it mutated but still vaccines isolated the virus up to the point where it vanished. Here in the Philippines, polio outbreak was unstoppable on year 1990 up til 2010's and we finally got broke it up by vaccines given.

But viruses are different and can be classified in two different branches, those that do not mutate easily and those that do, the virus that causes polio is one that has a very low mutation rate so you can create a vaccine and still use it fifty years later, the virus that causes COVID mutates extremely fast, it is so fast that as far as I know that are 4 other strains already, so I think my prediction regarding the future that awaits us is more accurate.

I feel like we are starting going off-topic here, because it was about positive effects of the pandemic, and too see new examples of such effects from various countries would be still very interesting.

How dangerous COVID-19 can be for the economy, especially with new strains emerging, is also an interesting topic, and it deserves a separate thread(if there's none yet). I can't resist sharing a thought regarding what you said, though. Although fully vaccinated individuals can be infected with a new strain, they will recover more easily, like from a minor illness, and that won't affect the world economy in any way because people get sick all the time, and it's known how to deal with it.

[Rruchi man]

Indeed, COVID acted as a catalyst to speed up the rates of numerous innovations, inventions  and new ways of life which would have otherwise taken some time to achieve. More lives were saved than was lost. More jobs were save than was lost. Folks picked up new health habits. Till date I still wash my hands for at least 30 to 60seconds.

One of the most important COVID-19 pandemic taught the world is that digital workflows, robots, automation are not some ideals to strive towards in the future but a present and non-escapable  requirement and a must.

[DPrillio]

Indeed, COVID acted as a catalyst to speed up the rates of numerous innovations, inventions  and new ways of life which would have otherwise taken some time to achieve. More lives were saved than was lost. More jobs were save than was lost. Folks picked up new health habits. Till date I still wash my hands for at least 30 to 60seconds.

One of the most important COVID-19 pandemic taught the world is that digital workflows, robots, automation are not some ideals to strive towards in the future but a present and non-escapable  requirement and a must.

Everything in this pandemic is for business, the elite grab opportunity to collect more and more money. The big pharma network benefited the sweetness of profits for vaccine, and the daily  mask and faceshield will give profitability of chinese businessman. If there is no pandemic the world can easily advance into the future unlike today the world is like getting pause and controlled

[tabas]

Everything in this pandemic is for business, the elite grab opportunity to collect more and more money. The big pharma network benefited the sweetness of profits for vaccine, and the daily  mask and faceshield will give profitability of chinese businessman. If there is no pandemic the world can easily advance into the future unlike today the world is like getting pause and controlled

And they're earning billions every week despite the covid pandemic has come. Although it's no longer surprising to see that the rich are getting richer and the poor get poorer but considering that it's happening during these times of pandemic.
There must be something into it and their wealth keeps on increasing because of their businesses that are along side with the situation of the world right now.

[CaVO32]

Everything in this pandemic is for business, the elite grab opportunity to collect more and more money. The big pharma network benefited the sweetness of profits for vaccine, and the daily  mask and faceshield will give profitability of chinese businessman. If there is no pandemic the world can easily advance into the future unlike today the world is like getting pause and controlled

And they're earning billions every week despite the covid pandemic has come. Although it's no longer surprising to see that the rich are getting richer and the poor get poorer but considering that it's happening during these times of pandemic.
There must be something into it and their wealth keeps on increasing because of their businesses that are along side with the situation of the world right now.

Maybe if we look at that aspect, it is quite disappointing as these businesses are proliferating whereas, a lot are suffering. However, looking at the other side of things, pandemic advanced us in terms of digital payments. That's why crypto market boomed during this pandemic. As merchants are trying to look for alternatives of cash payment, they've seen that crypto payments is a very good alternative. I think, that's one positive outcome in crypto during this crisis.

[Wawa2013]

Everything in this pandemic is for business, the elite grab opportunity to collect more and more money. The big pharma network benefited the sweetness of profits for vaccine, and the daily  mask and faceshield will give profitability of chinese businessman. If there is no pandemic the world can easily advance into the future unlike today the world is like getting pause and controlled

And they're earning billions every week despite the covid pandemic has come. Although it's no longer surprising to see that the rich are getting richer and the poor get poorer but considering that it's happening during these times of pandemic.
There must be something into it and their wealth keeps on increasing because of their businesses that are along side with the situation of the world right now.

Maybe if we look at that aspect, it is quite disappointing as these businesses are proliferating whereas, a lot are suffering. However, looking at the other side of things, pandemic advanced us in terms of digital payments. That's why crypto market boomed during this pandemic. As merchants are trying to look for alternatives of cash payment, they've seen that crypto payments is a very good alternative. I think, that's one positive outcome in crypto during this crisis.

Many businessmen take advantage of the suffering of others into profit, especially companies that are in the health sector, during this pandemic
the profits are increasing. Therefore, there are always irresponsible people who take advantage of the pandemic momentum to seek personal gain.
In my country there are many rogue businessmen who hoard various kinds of medical equipment and drugs, then it becomes difficult to obtain,
and if there is the price soars. I hope the government will solve this, otherwise many people were harmed. I agree on the positive side of
the pandemic, making changes regarding payments. Now that everything is done online to prevent the spread of the corona virus, almost all
financial transactions are done digitally. This finally made crypto start to rise in popularity during the pandemic, no wonder more and more people
are deciding to invest in crypto.

[onecall123]

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Many businessmen take advantage of the suffering of others into profit, especially companies that are in the health sector, during this pandemic
the profits are increasing. Therefore, there are always irresponsible people who take advantage of the pandemic momentum to seek personal gain.
In my country there are many rogue businessmen who hoard various kinds of medical equipment and drugs, then it becomes difficult to obtain,
and if there is the price soars. I hope the government will solve this, otherwise many people were harmed. I agree on the positive side of
the pandemic, making changes regarding payments. Now that everything is done online to prevent the spread of the corona virus, almost all
financial transactions are done digitally. This finally made crypto start to rise in popularity during the pandemic, no wonder more and more people
are deciding to invest in crypto.

Few months ago people are unwilling to vaccinate, but new Delta and other variants spreads more easily. More cases of COVID-19 found, so get vaccinated become necessary. Due to alarming mortality rate COVID-19 vaccine business unquestioningly boost up. Nice thing is people respond nicley to mask and vaccine recommendations but some responsible authorities take advantages during this pandemic. Such ill-business model complicated to distribute medical equipment the worldwide, especially poor countries. The virus have never left just focusing on your nation, but every parts of the world needs the same treatment as like developed countries.