It is time to open up and start forgetting about all the hard times we have been through: pandemics, school, exams, restrictions..., but there's no need to rush when there are still a lot of people to be vaccinated.
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I agree that it is time to relax a bit from all the bad things that have happened so far, that we go out to party sometimes and that we meet more often with friends. But we must not go because there is still covis 19 and we must not forget about it because we can get it and there are people who continue to have a hard time and there are still people hospitalized.
ResponderEliminarI think that for now we should enjoy but also control ourselves because not only could we infect ourselves but we can also infect the people around us
Pablo Javier Flores Funes 4ºA
ResponderEliminarI think so, it is a good time to relax a bit, although we cannot stop obeying the anti-Covid-19 regulations so that the cases can rise again. Now is when you have to be more careful, on the beach, parties with friends, and wear the mask at all times so that there is no case or outbreak. Last summer in Salobreña there were almost no cases of Covid-19 for having respected the security measures well, this year I hope it will be repeated. I am happy because vaccination is advancing, in other countries there are already public in stadiums. I hope that immunity arrives so that I can return to normalcy as soon as possible.
Francisco Toledo López 2ºA
believes that first world countries will regain much of normalcy throughout this year. The vaccines will be effective and will be a great tool to combat the spread of the virus, according to Gates.
ResponderEliminarThis coming summer things will largely return to normal. And in 2022 countries such as Spain or the United States will have recovered it almost
totally
Alexandra Pérez Moreno 2A
Finally we will be able to get out of this hell more and more.
ResponderEliminarThere are still many people to be vaccinated and at least until the end of the summer not all people will be vaccinated yet. But at least there are more people vaccinated and we can be more concerned.
They have finally lifted the curfew and opened a lot of things, but that doesn't mean we don't have to have the measures. Because we don't want to go back to the beginning again, that would be very sad, with everything we have done.
we will have to continue wearing the mask and take precautions until at least almost everyone is vaccinated and we can finally take them off. I hope it's soon.
David Pérez Moreno 4A
As we all know we have been in a terrible situation for three years. Since 2019, when Covid entered our lives, we have been receiving too much bad news. And the more we hear this news the sadder we get.
ResponderEliminarTo our pleasant surprise, it seems that the arrival of vaccines is having a great impact on our daily lives. Although not everyone thinks the same, since as always there are people with various points of view.
On the one hand we have the majority of people, who despite having bad days due to the effect of vaccines, they prefer to have bad days than to be infected by the virus.
On the other hand, we have those people who refuse to be vaccinated, because they think they are not safe, (although it has been shown that they are quite reliable), they prefer not to get vaccinated despite being more exposed to the virus.
Although there are several points of view, the results are being quite favorable and that is great
SUSANA P. BOSCH 1º BACH
Magic Johnson was a very important player in the 90s considered today one of the best in history.
ResponderEliminarI´m surprised that he only played on one team for more than fifteen year,Los Angeles Lakers. During these years he played nine finals and won five NBA titles. I´m not a fan of basketball but on YouTube I have been able to see videos of his best plays and I think he was an exceptional player.
Unfortunately, this great player had to leave professional sports because he contracted the HIV virus, a disease that in the 90s was lethal.
Alejandro Venegas Mancilla 2ºA
Now is a time to enjoy, now that there are more vaccinated there are fewer restrictions and we have finished the exams it is time to relax a bit but always complying with all the rules set by the experts. Now comes summer, there are more freedoms and fewer restrictions due to the Because there are more vaccinated and now you have to leave everything behind a little and have a good time now that you can.
ResponderEliminarBut you always have to follow the restrictions without passing us so as not to go back to what you were before, you have to relax but with control.
SERGIO GARCIA LOPEZ 4ºA
the truth is that it is time to rest from all the bad things that have happened to us this year with the pandemic because it has been a hard blow for all of us and this time is going to be the strangest in our lives, but thanks to the progress of the doctors and all the people who have contributed we now have less restrictions and we can enjoy ourselves moderately.
ResponderEliminarEven so we have to continue to be careful as the virus can still spread and harm or kill more people and we don't want that, now it's time to enjoy and be relaxed with precautions.
It's time to disconnect from the pandemic and the exams. It's okay to relax a little because we can't be focus on everything twenty four hours. People is tired about the pandemic and all the measures, the students are tired with the exam. They've removed many restrictions and we should now take the opportunity to take a break. We can go out but without forgetting that although they have removed measures and there are more people vaccinated, there's still covid.
ResponderEliminarI'm looking forward to summer, only the last exams left and I have to pass them. When the summer starts I will go out with friends and I'll go to the beach.
Raúl García Jiménez 4ºA
I think that for now we should enjoy but also control ourselves because not only could we infect ourselves but we can also infect the people around us the truth is that it is time to rest from all the bad things that have happened to us this year with the pandemic because it has been a hard blow for all of us and this time is going to be the strangest in our lives, but thanks to the progress of the doctors and all the people who have contributed we now have less restrictions and we can enjoy ourselves moderately.
ResponderEliminarÁlvaro Molina Martín 4ºA
It is a good idea to start opening stores, bars, hotels, as long as things do not relax, because if we relax, cases increase and as soon as the stores go up again they close again.
ResponderEliminarMy dad gets the vaccine this Friday and my grandparents already have two doses, but that doesn't mean they can't take it, because you can take it but not as serious, if not milder.
So I think the best thing is that they open businesses for the summer, but that everyone has respect, the mask well on and above all the safety distance.
Rocío Avellanedas Nocete 2ºESO A
This school year I have done more than 20 exams since the start of the course. My mom has said: "If you will have very good marks, you can take the Playstation and play when you want." And this year I have studied more than I just think, and I think I have very good marks, nor perfect but very good marks. The next week I have to do the finals exam and Im so prepared for the round.
ResponderEliminarFrancisco Toledo López 2ºa
I think that if we can go to parties and meet people like before, but without losing respect for the covid because it continues to be and annoying. The good thing is that little by little it is disappearing
ResponderEliminarNicolás Mingo Haro
They lifted the curfew and we can do more things than before, but it doesn't mean that we don't have to take action. We have to continue taking care of ourselves, there are still cases of covid-19, we can go out with friends but taking the protective measures, because we can infect anyone around us.
ResponderEliminarDenisa Andreea Tomoroga 4ºA
I think that it is good to open stores, restaurants, borders ...because the country needs it. every day the covid is improving and there are more people vaccinated, despite this we have to continue to comply with the measures so that this virus leaves our lives as soon as possible . We have a good vaccination rate in Spain and it may be that next year it will not be necessary to wear a mask.
ResponderEliminarangela rodriguez 2do a
For a start, it is a well-known fact that we have been through hard times (this reminds me of the novel of Charles Dickens that made a critic of the Industrial Revolution), especially for the pandemic situation due to Covid-19. Hence, it is good news to hear about vaccines.
ResponderEliminarPersonally, this year has been highly challenging, not only because of the restrictions but also because of the loss of my granny at the same time as my mother was infected by covid-19.
Nevertheless, I am happy since I have good friends that I can count on them whenever. As well, my family is very supportive. I would change them for nothing!!
All in all, I hope that life will be easier next year. As I see it, it would be possible thanks to vaccination and also self-responsibility.
I think we need to open up , but with restrictions . I saw in the news today there are a lot of polen because the winter was very cold . In the terraces we don't save to the virus at 100% but it's reduces the probabilities , but the allergic people can get them allergy that look like a knife with two edges . I don't understand Pedro Sanchez , if in the state of alarm there was a lot of illegal parties , if he remove the state of alarm the cases will increase . I wan't this to end soon .
ResponderEliminarJavier Rivas López 2ºA
Now we are in a better condition that before, respect the pandemic and it seems like we are arriving at the end of this nightmare. There are fewer people contagied and there are also fewer deaths at day, so we can say that we are controling this bad situation. And we can ask ourselves if now is time to open up all the shops.
ResponderEliminarWe arrive at the time of open up again all the places, like restaurants, cinemas, theatres... and even is time to do different activities that we can't do before like travelling around the country, visiting relatives that we haven't seen them for last year and more other activities. But we don't have to have any hurry to do all these activities, because we can make worse again the situation.
There are very people that aren't vaccinated yet, and although when you are vaccinated you can also get contagied and you can contagie other people,we need to wait until almost all people get vaccinated to get more relax and do a lot of activities carefully, because the worse we do the things, the worse will be the situation.
Finally, I think that this summer will be a normal summer like before the pandemic, because during this time almost all people will get vaccinated and in mi opinion we will be in a better situation than now, but we need to wait and see how progress the situation if it go better or worse.
Francisco González 1°Bach
We have all had a hard time these years with COVID-19, but I think that vaccines are like the way out of this difficult phase, as the saying goes, see the light at the end of the tunnel.
ResponderEliminarThere are also many people who don't want to be vaccinated because they don't beliver that vaccines are safe, but luckily most of the population do want to be vaccinated.
Today they are already vaccinating people over 40 years old and I think that by the end of August we will all be vaccinated.
I want everything to be as before and not use a mask. Hopefully next year we start secondary school without a mask
With the arrival of summer we can do many things, like going to the beach, meet our friends or go on holidays. We don't have to study so we can relax for some weeks. But we have to be careful because many people haven't received the covid-19 vaccine yet.
ResponderEliminarAlthough many people have received the vaccine, most teenagers won't receive it until the end of summer. In fact, people are saying that teenagers are going to be vaccinated a couple of weeks before the beginning of the school year.
This measure is not being accepted by many people because in some countries they can't buy vaccines. Some of the poorest countries haven't even vaccinated doctors! People think that doctors who live in the poorest countries should be vaccinated before teenager from the richest ones. To make this possible, rich countries should send a part of the vaccines they have bought to these countries so that their doctors and people in risk can get vaccinated.
From my point of view, it is necessary to have all the doctors vaccinated because they are everyday in contact with people who have the virus. My birthday is at the end of September and I liked the idea of having at least one dose of the vaccines by my birthday.
Today we are in better condition than last year, there are fewer infected people and there are also fewer deaths per day and there are many people vaccinated. Now they are vaccinating people who are 30 years old.
ResponderEliminarThanks to vaccines we can do more things in summer such as traveling, going to the beach, meeting our friends ...
Now the bars can be open until twelve and the discos until two. This summer we can do more things than the previous summer such as traveling to other places, traveling to see other relatives who do not live near us and more activities.
In the middle of this month are the festivities of my town and they will be celebrated but in a different way from other years with security measures and business closing hours since if they are celebrated in a big way, there are many people who still do not It is vaccinated, and although when you get vaccinated you can also get it and you can infect other people, we have to wait until almost everyone is vaccinated, because the worse we do things, the worse the situation will be.
This summer will be better than last year, and I think it will be a normal summer since we can do many activities, the only thing that businesses have closing hours and parties cannot be celebrated in a big way. better thanks to vaccines.
Now we are in a better condition that before, respect the pandemic and it seems like we are arriving at the end of this nightmare. There are fewer people contagied and there are also fewer deaths at day, so we can say that we are controling this bad situation.
ResponderEliminarThanks to vaccines we can do more things in summer such as travelling, going to the beach, meeting with our friends and family...Now they are vaccinating people who are between 12-17 years, for these reason I am calmer. I have on the first dose of the vaccine, and the next week I put the last dose, and I'm very happy, because so I'll have more peace and defense in case I catch him.
Now the bars can be open until twelve and the discos until two. This summer we can di more things than the previous summer, but we can't relax and think that the virus have gone yet, and we must continue with this restrictions and we must respect the security measures.
This summer It's different than the last year, and I am happy, because this summer is being very normal, with its small security measures, but We can do a lot of activities. In conclusion gradually we are return to the normality.
All this past year we have passed a very bad time, without being able to go out, without being able to established relathionships with other people, without being able to do almost anything
ResponderEliminarFortunately the biggest countries american and european are creating a very efective vaccine and there slowly we will be able to return to our life before.
But not every people follow the security measures to prevent covid-19 and that is why there is still a lot of infected, I hope that by next year as everyone is getting vaccinated this virus will disappear and we can all came back to the normally.
Finally, almost all the young people are vaccinated! Although Covid-19 is still dangerous, this is a fantastic news because we can do more things.
ResponderEliminarThere are people that don’t like the vaccines and they think that they are bad because scientists have made them very soon. I think that it is normal that there are problems with vaccines. But this is the solution for the pandemic.
We should do a campaign or something for the antivaccine people because the world needs the vaccines if we want to live like in 2019. We could put videos and photos on Instagram and Twitter to convince these people. I hope this virus disappears soon.
Leo Maldonado
Although I make this comment a year later, I can explain the situation in 2022. The covid is going much better than last year and there are many improvements.
ResponderEliminarThere have been many waves of covid 19. The last one made things much worse. Before Christmas there was an incidence of less than 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. But suddenly the cases began to rise and the deaths got much worse.
Now we are much better. Nightclubs are opening, masks are no longer needed at school recess, and experts are considering removing masks indoors as well. I think that soon covid will be a disease like the flu.
The truth is that I have not respected the covid measures at almost any time during the pandemic, and I have not been infected. My father and my brother did get infected, but when the pandemic started.
María Romero 1BACH A