03/05/2020
I’m worried about the pandemic going on right now...
Not Covid-19. The pandemic of absolute ignorance that has been allowed to escalate to the state it’s in. We should be doing better as a whole
This {new strain} of coronavirus, a very common virus that causes respiratory illness is novel and the media is portraying it in such a way that really creates mass hysteria and doesn’t provide all the facts while distorting the ones we do have. I don’t like how we’re creating panic for an illness that has less of a death toll than the Flu, an illness that CAN be avoided with the same precautions as we SHOULD take with influenza, such as:
Wash. Your. Hands. Avoid touching your face. Avoid crowded places when you’re immunocompromised or sick. Don’t wear a mask unless you’re already sick. It’s not necessary if you’re not sick, you’re adding to the problem, stop it 🙃
The concern over a novel virus is warranted to an extent. We don’t have a vaccine, valid, but that doesn’t make the illness non-treatable. It is most dangerous for the immunocompromised population, but when any respiratory illness progresses and reaches the pneumonia stage it can be deadly to anyone if not properly treated but treatable nonetheless! We focus on the death tolls but won’t talk about the cases of people who have been treated for the virus and 𝔾𝕆 ℍ𝕆𝕄𝔼
Lastly, let’s address the ignorance towards our treatment of humans. If you watch my stories, you’d know I triaged a patient who was worried about having contracted the Covid-19 from having s*x with an asian person. WOWOW. That’s xenophobia at its worst. Asian people are not the problem, they’re the victims. We can’t beat up Asians on the streets, ostracize them, or dehumanize them over this. At the same time, I understand not everyone is educated in healthcare and don’t always know where to find accurate information so they live in fear from stories on news channels, Facebook, Youtube, and social media. I want this to be a call to everyone: educate your patients, educate your family, educate on where to find accurate info and to treat humans like humans. That is all 💕
