Question

1 Read the following passages given below and answer the questions that follow
PASSAGE 1
In this second wave of the pandemic, we have lost our loved ones. Sadly,
we cannot avert this tragic situation. When things are not in our hands
we should look towards our responsibilities towards it.
Lesson number one: Masks have to be a permanent feature of your attire,
at least for the next year, maybe a year and a half two years. There's too
much focus on this variant or that variant, but don't forget that every
variant can be stopped by a good mask
Second, get vaccinated. Don't worry about whether the efficacy of the
vaccine is SOX, 705 5 90% Get whatever vaccine is easily available
Lesson number twoThe new variant spreads easily and quicker than any other variant. All mutations or
variants may not be transmissible or cause infection, and there is still no clarity on which strain causes which
symptoms. Nowadays, we are seeing new covid strain, and some newer symptoms are found in patients like
lever pain in muscles, dry and persistent cough, and loss of smell and taste. In addition to conjunctivitis,
sore throat, headache, rashes, upset stomach, and discolouration of fingers and toes.
the best advice is if you see any of the symptoms, It's best to practice isolation from other members of
the emily. The next step would be to reach out to your doctor and get the requisite tests. In the current
quick recognition of symptoms and alert action can save lives,"Dr Bajaj added.
Lesson number three: There can be several reasons for this sudden spike such as lack of adherence to COVID
protocol by people.
Even after more than a year, there is not much change in the way COVID-19 infections are increasing, mainly
due to poor adherence to COVID protocols such as mask wearing and maintaining physical distancing. After
the number of active cases started dropping late last year, people were careless enough to celebrate
festivals, go to busy and crowded markets without masks
And the final lesson: Don't be in a reactive mode, but plan for the future. That means addressing the core
reasons why this virus jumped into humans and spread. And the answer lies in what we are doing to our
environment. All of these viruses are coming from wild animals. We are destroying animal habitats and
bringing them closer and closer to human habitats, and that's why the spillover is taking place more
frequently. In the entire 20th century, we had three pandemics - flu in 1918, 1957 and 1968. In just the first
two decades of the 21st century, we've had two-the 2009 swine flu and now Covid-19 - and a few near
misses
To bring things under control, you want to vaccinate more people daily than the number of new infections
Remember that a persen who gets the first shot today will get the second shot in four to six weeks, and will
need two more weeks to develop full immunity. So somebody who starts vaccination today will take two
months to develop protective immunity
This means the vaccination drive has to be sustained over months, many more doses daily than cases. Only
then can we reverse the surge.
It's really hard to say, it depends on a few things: how much vaccine coverage we can get and how quickly,
how long protection lasts, and what proportion of the population gets infected; and what kind of mutant
viruses develop. Remember, the visus is only a year old. Long-term studies haven't been done yet. We don't
have the answers, but the next few years are going to be critical
L. Based on your reading of the above passage answer the following questions:
a) How can we cease a virus variant?
b) What are the things that need to be considered while taking your jab of vaccination?
c) Why is the whole world undergoing the pandemic?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

1.We need to stop destroying animal habitat and check on pollution to cease virus variant. we need to follow the protocol set by Covid -19 in oeder to stop or minimise the chances of another variant.

2.Vaccination takes time to develop protective immunity. therefore without delay the jab needs to be taken

3.The world  is undergoing pandemic because we have undermined and misused our environment