COVID 19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. The first COVID vaccine was approved for use via emergency authorization in August of 2021. A number of other measures constituted the US government and state government public health response. Reflect on the first 2 years of the pandemic and answer the following questions from a Health Policy perspective:
Part 1: Describe one major health policy decision (US or state level) you think was done right and explain why?
Describe one major policy decision (US or state level) you think was done wrong and explain how could it have been done better?
The main things required of you are 1) write in complete sentences; no bullet point lists or sentence fragments. You are not texting your BFF. Rather, you are making a semi-formal presentation to your colleagues. 2) Avoid an abbreviation unless you explain it to your reader the first time you use it. 3) Use proper punctuation and grammar – “Let’s eat, Grandma” and “Let’s eat Grandma” do NOT mean the same thing!
No references are required for this assignment. This is your opinion (but don’t get crazy…)
Word limits for Part 1: 250 – 500 words.