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“ Epidemics introduce a paradox to the world. Viruses like COVID-19 spread rapidly but developing vaccines and treatments to stop them moves slowly.”

That’s not what a paradox is... sigh.




Don't know why you are being down voted. This is hard scientific and economic reality, not a paradox.


Because it's irrelevant pedantry?


Yeah, but irrelevant pedentry doesn't always get downvotes.


RE: Viruses like COVID-19

Not trying to nitpick, but isn't the virus called SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 is the illness?





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