In addition to medical departments and intensive care units, there are an impressive number of institutions involved in tackling the pandemic. Equally important is the Disease Control and Prevention Centers network. These agencies are engaged not only in the problem of coronavirus but also in the prevention of other major diseases of mankind. The Center for Disease Control is a subsidiary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Because the Center is a federal agency, all information created within the work of the resource is transparent and available for review on the Web.
These centers are aimed at collecting information, conducting examinations, and organizing databases on the main diseases affecting humanity. The mission of these centers is not only to prevent the spread of disease but also to raise people’s awareness and attentiveness to preventive measures. The centers represent an impressively branched system, in which such various issues of medicine and health safety as a healthy lifestyle or safety in industrial production are addressed. But it is important to remember that the Covid pandemic affects virtually all spheres of public and private human life, so each of the sub-organizations must make its contribution to the common struggle.
The main problem in connection with the spread of awareness of the pandemic, the need for vaccination, and adherence to preventive measures is massive mistrust. The problem of the need for vaccination and, at the same time, the insufficient amount of time elapsed since the breakthrough of the virus causes alarm and frustration among a large number of the population. Vaccination is also not conducive to a restless social background, due to an excess of conflicting information that is mixed in the minds of residents. Prevention centers need help finding strategies that could bring more attention to the pandemic. Everyone should understand that by not using a mask or not getting vaccinated if possible, they can unwittingly contribute to the spread of the disease.
The very fact of resistance to vaccination not least characterizes the social problem of differences in privileges. Some studies indicate that gender, age, social status, and race can significantly influence the credibility of the government and the government vaccine, respectively. What is important for the Center for Disease Prevention to understand and what needs to be communicated to as many people as possible is the difference between a government initiative and a real pandemic situation. The division between the sociopolitical and the medical must be constantly emphasized here. Marketing or targeting strategies are required, attracted by the Center so that the need to wear personal protective equipment and vaccinations do not seem to be imposed by the higher order. It must be precisely in social circles of low income that the disease is most widespread, and it is precisely these estates that are characterized by the greatest distrust of government initiatives (Jamison et al., 2018). Therefore, there is also a need for volunteer initiatives and humanitarian assistance to distribute the vaccine most humanely.
Last but not least, people are affected by the fatigue syndrome associated with the periodic increase and decrease in administrative control measures for the spread of the virus (Fisk, 2021). Lockdowns, quarantine measures, and social distancing result in collective stress and psychological exhaustion. It is important to maintain marketing campaigns to spread the word about the coronavirus at all times. This is to ensure that people do not forget that the more conscientiously they follow the necessary measures, the higher the chances that the pandemic will come to an end.
One of my biggest fears about a pandemic is the difficulty of coming up with the perfect vaccine. Each new Covid-preventative drug that is developed goes through several phases of clinical trials, as a result of which the vaccine can take more than one and a half years to market. My main hope is that people are disciplined enough to maintain social distance, and patience and be able to follow new and difficult safety rules.
- The priority is to restore economic stability and fair distribution of money for the most vulnerable members of society after the end of the pandemic. The virus spreads under conditions of social constraint caused by low economic and social conditions. Therefore, it is necessary, if possible, to equalize the social position of the lower strata of society with financial investments and rehabilitation programs.
- Recent innovations in the field of testing for Covid have demonstrated the possibility of predicting the severity of the course of the disease and the hyperinflammatory state. This implicitly affects the entire professional medical community. Diagnostics can prescribe treatment depending on the complexity of the case, anticipating the development of the disease even before it moves into more difficult phases for treatment.
- Although the vaccination campaign is taking place in the States in more and more expanded and large-scale phases, the peak of the disease this summer is only predicted and is still ahead. Measures to prevent maximum contamination may not be sufficient, leading to a high burden on hospitals and the health system in general. The tense situation in the country will lead at the family level to limited social contacts, distancing, or even complete social isolation in the name of preventing the disease.
- Chloroquine and its derivative hydroquinone are antibiotic drugs developed in the 1940s to treat malaria. His clinical trials have shown positive results in the early and mild stages of the disease and in the prevention of Covid in workers in the medical community who often work with infected people. However, at more severe stages of the course of the disease or the need for ventilation of the lungs, this drug has shown itself to be completely ineffective. Although it continues to be used in the United States and around the world, in general, chloroquine is recognized as unnecessary for further clinical trials.
- The pandemic has significant social consequences, shifting the paradigm of perception of the surrounding world and its further future. Both health care workers and their patients express anxiety about social interaction, which has been significantly complicated by precautionary measures. This complicates the work of the health care system, putting strong pressure on doctors and nurses, and undermining their mental health, morality, and ethics (Eddy, 2021). The pressure on hospitals in a situation of increasing morbidity also creates social tension among patients.
- To end the pandemic, it is necessary to ensure that conditions of social distancing, isolation if necessary, and conditions of maximum hygiene are maintained by people for the next months or even years. During this time, scientists will conduct vaccines and drugs through all the necessary testing phases and prepare vaccines for mass distribution. A well-designed advertising campaign is required that will explain the need for vaccination and its absolute safety.
- Covid-19 has risk groups that are most susceptible to this disease. First and foremost, these are the elderly, who may also have additional complications with the heart or lungs, and, accordingly, suffer the disease in an even more severe, critical form. Caring for the elderly in hospices may not imply full adherence to hygiene and distance dictated by the pandemic (Carey, 2020). As a result, extremely deadly outbreaks of the disease can occur in such facilities. Also, the pandemic has a huge burden on morgues, especially in small towns, where the medical system itself cannot cope with the load and therefore loses many lives.
- The pandemic and the resulting social changes have affected perhaps every family unit. Children were forced to move to remote home education, which created severe tensions in cramped homes, which can lead to quarrels and even domestic violence (Lebow, 2020). Practices that prevent such excesses can be family therapy sessions conducted online at home. A more attentive and respectful attitude towards children can prepare them for this difficult period.
- The constant supply of all medical and retail outlets with personal protective equipment during the Pandean period is often complicated by panic purchases, supply disruptions, and other reasons. This makes the work of the medical community extremely difficult, forcing them to work in conditions of extremely risky proximity to infected patients. Providers are also experiencing difficulties as their logistics cannot cope with random unaccounted-for factors. Establishing a permanent supply chain in medical communities could help overcome this problem.
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Jamison, A. M., Quinn, S. C., and Freimuth, V. S. (2018). “You don’t trust a government vaccine”: Narratives of institutional trust and influenza vaccination among African American and white adults. Social Science & Medicine 221, pp. 87-94. Web.
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