It’s been over a year since the coronavirus pandemic began. Many lives have been taken by the disease, and there remains another cost seldom considered: the economic cost of the pandemic. This article explores the historical precedence for the lockdowns and measures that have thrown our economy asunder.
Shortly after the AIDS crisis exploded in the U.S. in the 1980’s, experts were hard at work to develop a cure. The treatments that were created were effective, but more than that they were expensive, in the mid-nineties going for “$10,000 to $15,000 a year and needed to be taken for life,” (McMillen 113). Most Americans would be unable to foot that bill year over year, let alone a grand majority of the African population, where HIV/AIDS proves more prevalent. Eventually, the costs of drugs and treatments would be brought down to appropriate levels, and generic alternatives would arise, but not without widespread protest and activism. Even still, these generic brands would continue to be too expensive for poorer nations:
“It’s pretty clear that what (the rise in cases) we’re seeing is directly tied to the end of the stay-at-home order” (Stobbe). Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, individual states have set public health policy for themselves, but it has not always been that way. …
During difficult times, people become desperate, and are willing to do whatever it takes to survive. An example of this happening is the hoarding and price gouging of essential items at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is hardly the first time this has happened, and there are reasons …
Screams rang out from the balconies of shanghai and one resident has said that the screaming helped to ease the boredom of being locked indoors. Shanghai has instituted a lockdown in response to a recent outbreak of Covid-19 starting March 28th of 2022. Millions of people are trapped in their …
During the Reagan administration, there was an unpublished press conference that was filmed in 1982 with Larry Speakes, White House Press Secretary discussing the mounting cases of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) worldwide. During the press conference, there was little acknowledgment from the press secretary that the AIDS epidemic had become a serious issue. The first time it was mentioned Speakes responded by saying “A-I-D-S? I haven’t got anything on it.” (Gibson). The reporter Kinsolving responds saying “It’s known as ‘gay plague” (Gibson). Which at this point the entire press pool dissolves into laughter and it is made clear that the administration does not take the epidemic as a serious matter.
The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market is starting to look very good to me! Tweeted by Former U.S. President, Donald Trump, February 24, …
While some individuals in the middle ages thought that acquiring the black death may have been a punishment for their sins during the time, we can now blame this plague on a pesky little bacterium known as Y. pestis. This bacterium infects the host, normally fleas, which then latch themselves …
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 can be traced back to November 17th, 2019. Patient “zero” was a 55-year-old citizen in the Hubei province. The first confirmed case to appear in the U.S was January 20th, 2020 and it was reported to the CDC two days later. The time difference …
“I don’t believe it. I don’t believe [Covid-19 infection] rates are rising” said Brad Colburn, a Huntington Beach resident (Sheridan 2). Across the United States of America, people just like Brad are disregarding mask ordinances like the one put in place in California, despite the danger that is facing the …
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