Prompt 3: When Should It Be Over and Who Decides

        During class, our TA posed interesting and debatable questions to use to see where our viewpoints and what we believe about certain questions. The first question our TA asked us was if we believed the pandemic is over? As a collectively discuss it with our peers, we believe the pandemic is going to be over, but COVID-19 will now start to act like the flu, where it will start to become yearly. Because of this, people will start to normally adjust and know what to do if COVID-19 were to spread in their area. The second question our TA asked us was how would we define a pandemic? For that, we defined a pandemic that is a disease that spreads around the country or world. The third question was if we knew anybody that is sick now with COVID-19? As of right now, nobody in the class knew anybody that was sick with COVID-19. The fourth question our TA asked us was what the implication is for saying the pandemic is over in the United States. Fewer regulations on masks, vaccines are ready and available at local pharmacies, and more places are opening. The fifth question our TA asked us was why the US president might say the pandemic is over? Seeing the rate of people with COVID-19 is low and more people are getting vaccinated because it is required in lots of places. The sixth question our TA asked us was what countries of the world might be most impacted by a formal declaration that the pandemic is over? The class and I believe that countries that are under-developed or developing countries that depend on the USA are most likely to be impacted. The seventh question our TA asked us was are you in agreement with family or friends on whether the pandemic is over or not? Overall, most would agree that the pandemic is over but some members that are still likely to get COVID-19 such as grandparents or children, could disagree about this point. The eighth question our TA asked us was if 400 American death per day was acceptable? Obviously, that many deaths are still not acceptable by no means, but it is better than when hundreds and thousands were dying in a single day. To lower the number of deaths nowadays, regulations should still be in place.