Designing a Science-based Strategy to Prepare For the Next Pandemic

Authors

  • Michelle Ma The Bryn Mawr School
  • Dr. Reto Asmis Mentor, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Section on Molecular Medicine
  • Mark Crowder Mentor, Ph.D Candidate Pharmacology - Vanderbilt University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v10i3.2198

Keywords:

COVID-19, pandemic, virus, pandemic prevention

Abstract

This essay examines the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the United States and recommends new and improved strategies for future pandemics accordingly. The purpose of this project is to explore pandemic measures taken by the United States administration and to analyze the efficacy of each. However, in order to better understand the nature of the virus, the essay also explores possible origins of the virus, its structure, and how it is transmitted. Statistics regarding the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e. the number of total deaths and infections) were then collected from various sources which include the CDC, NIH, and the WHO. After this data was analyzed, it was apparent that the exponential growth of new cases and deaths each day during the beginning of the pandemic could have been prevented by stricter protocols. In the event of a similar pandemic in the future, the recommended protocols in this essay are potential strategies to avoid another pandemic as deadly as the current COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Author Biographies

Dr. Reto Asmis, Mentor, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Section on Molecular Medicine

Wake Forest School of Medicine, Section on Molecular Medicine

Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157

Mark Crowder, Mentor, Ph.D Candidate Pharmacology - Vanderbilt University

B.A., Biology - Fisk University, 2015 Ph.D Candidate Pharmacology - Vanderbilt University

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Published

11-12-2021

How to Cite

Ma, M., Asmis, R., & Crowder, M. (2021). Designing a Science-based Strategy to Prepare For the Next Pandemic. Journal of Student Research, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v10i3.2198

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2021)

Section

HS Research Projects

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