According to this article, the number of diseases relating to the air pollution levels in the world had been heavily rising due to the high levels of several different types of pollutants in our atmosphere. Even now we are still seeing the backlashes of the high levels of pollutants due to the hole in our ozone and the sight of smog in certain cities although, the laws and regulations are changing drastically to try to bring the pollution levels to lower levels.
One Step Closer to a Malaria Vaccine
Malaria attacks and kills a child under the age of five every two minutes and for decades has been without a cure or a vaccine. Recently, researches restudied the R21 vaccine that has been in development in the UK and discovered that when used in a specific time period, is 77% effective at stopping malaria. This is providing a lot of hope as it is the first malaria vaccine to cross the 75% effectiveness line. Just in 2019 alone, 229 million cases of malaria killed about 405k of those infected. It is an extremely complex disease with over 140 vaccines in trial. However, this vaccine was not permitted yet as it must go through more trials and approvals to confirm it safe for use. This is a really good leap in the development for an extremely dangerous disease as the WHO wanted this by 2030. The more people step in and work together to develop a vaccine as they did for Covid-19, the quicker new medical innovations will be created for diseases like malaria. Article
I think there needs to be more regulations for pollution coming from at least factories. People know what the problems are but don't bother trying to lessen the usage. The amount of technology we have i'm sure there are at least some simple solutions.
ReplyDeleteIt's incredible the impact that pollution has on society yet people are still not doing enough to change it or stop it. It definitely can not be dealt with over-night, but starting to put regulations on factories would be a start. Especially since there are now diseases that are related to air pollution, i think that might be another push for something to finally be done.
ReplyDeleteI think its incredibly sad that people had to die in order for our government to see that the regulations we had on industries were not doing their job. I'm glad that at least now they have started to place stricter laws but it could be too late now for some places.
ReplyDeleteI find it ridiculous that these things are happening and there is scientific proof that these things are occurring but many people think that it isn't a big deal or that it is not even a real thing. This problem isn't going to be solved in a month and probably not even in a year. But each day will help over time especially if a lot of people are. It is not that hard to minimize your pollution habits, it is sad that people do not realize. If we want to live on our earth we need to take care of it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mackenzie. The fact that people had to die for the government to start taking action is awful and devastating. By taking action now, we can work together to hopefully stop pollution over the next few years. The smallest changes in our everyday lives could benefit and save the Earth we live on.
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