It is just over four years since the Covid pandemic began impacting our lives. In the initial stages, we grappled with isolation, anxiety and the profound grief of losing loved ones. As vaccines became available, we found solace in the hope they provided. Moving forward, we are leaving behind the shadow of those painful years.

This progression is not without merit. We have come a long way from the harrowing period when death tolls peaked at over 4,000 a day. Our hospitals were strained, and intensive care units were at capacity. Every day health care was put on hold to accommodate the overwhelming demands of the pandemic.

Vaccine Smarts is written by Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences faculty members Drs. Megan Berman, an associate professor of internal medicine, and Richard Rupp, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical Branch. For questions about vaccines, email vaccine.smarts@utmb.edu.

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