TED TALK

WHEN IS A PANDEMIC OVER

https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_rosenthal_when_is_a_pandemic_over/transcript#t-864

VOCABULARY
fizzle out, effort, delay, vaccine, vaccination, spread widely, her inmmunity,
virus transmission, perish, steady, breakthroughs pan

1. When did a deadly respiratory virus infected humans for the first time?
A deadly respiratory virus infected humans for the first time a several months ago.

2. What has the World Health Organization declared?

The World Health Organization declared pandemic

3. When Will WHO declare the pandemic is over?

a. The pandemic is worldwide. b. rates of transmisión are moderate. c. the infection is mostly contained

4. Draw a line and match the strategies with their actions.

a) Race through it
governments and communities around the world slow
the spread of the virus to give research facilities time to
produce a vaccine. 
b) Delay and Vaccinate
starve the virus, everywhere, through a combination of
quarantine, social distancing, and restricting travel.
c) Coordinate and Crush
do nothing to halt the spread and instead allow people
to be exposed as quickly as possible
5. Which strategy is best for this deadly, infectious respiratory virus? Why?
Delay and Vaccinate is the best strategy for this deadly virus. Because It is the safest proven option to
control a virus.

6. Define the following words:

Quarantine: Quarantine is a period of social isolation

Containment measures: They are indications to avoid infected by a virus.
Fizzle out:
Halt: It is a verb similar to stop.
Herd immunity: It is a term used to say that a group is immune
Resurgence: It is a situacion when the virus reinfect.
Reinfect:
Deadly virus:
Spread out:
Vaccine It is a cure for the virus