Will It Ever Go Back to Normal?

     Will it ever go back to normal? This is one question I believe everyone may be asking right now. Twenty twenty seemed like it was going to be such a great year. Unfortunately, the coronavirus changed everything. It has now been eight months since the coronavirus has been deeply affecting the United States. Graduation did not happen for me, prom did not happen, and neither did my final year of high school track and field. Things have just been heading towards the negative. The question is , however, is this going to end?

    Now that I'm in college, I have seen many rules in regards to the coronavirus. The University has put out so many rules in hopes of diminishing the count of students testing positive for the coronavirus. Has the University been strict on maintaining their rules? Yes. Have students been listening to the rules? That, I cannot really answer. Most students seem as though they are, but it is quite easy for a college student to do whatever they want without anyone finding out. Have students rates of positive covid test gone down? Absolutely, not. A lot of rules have been extended for longer periods of time, because no progress is being seen. In all reality it feels as though we're stuck in a shell. However, "going back to normal" is not the solution. 

    Not just America, but the world has arrived at a very unique spot in health and healthcare. To be honest, going back would not solve anything at all, but would only leave us unprepared for an event like this to occur. The solution is to move forward. This pandemic is a chance for scientist, researchers, and just individuals in general, to be able to learn more about pandemics and to be better prepared for another situation similar to the coronavirus pandemic that may occur. So to answer the question, "Will it ever go back to normal?" No. And we don't want it to. The only way for things to get better is to move forward.