Accountability Regarding Coronavirus
By: Marcella Oliviero '22
Eventually, vaccines were introduced, and so were vaccine cards. As time went on, people began selling fake vaccine cards (yes, like fake IDs) so that citizens without vaccinations could get into places that check vaccination status. For example, I went to a concert on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. This concert was held in New York City and checked vaccination status. To get in, the concert goer had to be fully vaccinated and boosted. This was an opportunity (and not a good one) for people to use fake cards.
From casual observations, the security guards sxreening for the cards didn't even check them as well as they should have.
People also are not honest regarding their physical feelings around Covid. Some people will say they're fine but have Covid. It is a good practice to continue to social distance if one is in contact with someone appearing to have symptoms. Health officials still advise getting tested for anyone feeling ill, and, most importantly, staying home for those exhibiting symptoms or testing positive.
The world has been enduring the Coronavirus pandemic for a little over two years now. As the virus spread during its peak, the world population shrunk as the death toll around the globe increased. Some people are suggesting that we citizens hold governments accountable for deaths regarding Covid. Many citizens want an accurate and transparent accounting of the total of deaths.
When looking at the accountability needing to be taken, it is often viewed as two sides of the same coin. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, accountability could mean "to explain the reason or cause of something" and "to form part of a total." It is also understood that deaths taking place and not being accounted for by government officials can take a huge toll on citizens that live under that government.
In late December 2019, Covid was first discovered in Wuhan, China. Since that point, the Coronavirus has spread. It affected over four million people and killed at least 280 thousand people across the world by May 2020. Among other governments, the United States Government was not pleased with China for "concealing" the true extent of the outbreak.