Pandemic silver lining

I have been thinking a lot about what positive can be taken out of the pandemic and I’ve come up with a couple of answers:

• Rise of mRNA vaccines. mRNA vaccines had been in the lab since 1989 and proven effective once scientists figured out how to stabilize the vaccine. In March 2022, Moderna announced it would test and develop mRNA vaccines for 15 diseases. mRNA will allow for simpler and more rapid development of vaccines moving forward.
• Normalization of remote work. Sure, some remote working happened prior to the pandemic. But, often under management duress. That was sure my experience. I had the sense that management was suspicious when I worked from home or on the road. The truth is that the tools have existed for quite a while allowing productive remote work. With no options during the pandemic, those tools were refined and went mainstream as did the concept of working remotely.

Which brings me to my point.

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