Cedarville Magazine Spring 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only affected public health, it has ravaged the economy, changed the political landscape, and left many people struggling with mental health issues. Understanding the depth of these problems and how our nation might recover is difficult. In this article, Cedarville experts weigh in on the pandemic and discuss how Christians can give hope to a fearful culture. MEDICAL REALITIES AND REAL PEACE COVID-19 is a new virus, and there is still much to learn. But according to Zach Jenkins, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and an infectious diseases expert, healthcare professionals have come a long way since the pandemic began. Jenkins said that we initially struggled to understand the virus. “The underlying pathology of the virus is different than we might expect,” he explained. BY NICK CARRINGTON ’10 NAVIGATING THE PANDEMIC Cedarville Magazine | 17