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Vaccination offers a pathway to reopening societies and restoring normalcy, but challenges lie ahead: manufacturing sufficient doses, ensuring global equitable distribution, and addressing the concern that some populations or individuals might not respond fully. Vaccines also serve as a strategic tool for buying time, reducing the virus's reproduction number, and protecting vulnerable populations.
Lessons Learned and the Path Forward
The pandemic has revealed critical lessons: early containment may have been feasible if global coordination had been more robust. Delays and inconsistent policies have allowed the virus to exploit vulnerabilities, especially in densely populated settings like migrant worker dormitories.