Scenarios about 'vaccine development'
The scientific process of creating immunizations to prevent infectious diseases through stimulating the body's immune response. Vaccine development has transformed public health since Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccine in 1796, dramatically reducing mortality rates from diseases like polio, measles, and diphtheria. In alternate history scenarios, different timelines of vaccine discovery could profoundly alter population demographics, military conflicts, and the course of human civilization.
What If The COVID-19 Pandemic Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where SARS-CoV-2 never emerged or was contained early, preventing the global COVID-19 pandemic that reshaped society, economics, and international relations.
What If The COVID-19 Pandemic Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the SARS-CoV-2 virus never emerged, sparing the world from the devastating global pandemic that reshaped society, economics, politics, and public health systems.
What If The COVID-19 Vaccines Were Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where COVID-19 vaccines failed to materialize, dramatically altering the course of the pandemic and reshaping society, economics, and global health systems well into the 2020s.
What If the COVID-19 Pandemic Never Happened?
Examining how global politics, economics, technology, and social trends would have developed differently without the profound disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.