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

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.