The United States is one of the most complex countries in the world with thriving medical, economic and social systems, but we have been the most affected and the slowest to emerge from the global coronavirus pandemic.
For what? The road to recovery has been politicized at every turn.
The government paints with medical network paintings to expand a cohesive and nuanced reaction to coronaviruses; instead, we have noticed controversial and divisive language that leaves citizens in poor health and confused.
The politicization of the pandemic has wreaked havoc on the country and left the rest of the world in recovery. The political right has militarized the use of non-public protective equipment, encouraged the use of unsistuted repair methods, and promoted “collective immunity” technique to stop the pandemic.
On the other hand, the media frenzy surrounding hydroxychloroquine as a remedy for the side effects of coronavirus has made it difficult to separate facts from fiction.
As a doctor, I know that this antimalarial medication can be used as an effective medical reaction in urgent cases. I also know that it can produce destructive interactions if administered outdoors in controlled hospital settings.
I have noticed that these two claims turn out to be true, however, the rhetoric surrounding the drug has tarnished its effectiveness and left a maximum of patients.
The pandemic has been used as a way of criticizing opposing parties. The growing death toll from COVID-19, more than 200,000 Americans, obviously shows that this strategy is divisive and ineffective.
It’s time for politicians to put aside their systems and paintings with net paintings to get the country out of this mess.
The use of a mask is the ultimate apparent example of the polarization of this pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control has made the decision that a mask covering the mouth and nose is one of the most effective tactics to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Official rules state that all persons over the age of 2 use one in public places, especially where social distance measures are difficult to maintain.
This regulation is reported through medically verified investigations, however, you are treated with skepticism reserved for political advertising.
According to an Axios poll, the percentage of those who identify as Democrats and who said they wearing a mask all the time increased from 49% to 65% between April and June. a top mask through only 6%.
The political divide that Americans report on the wear of the mask echoes what is observed in almost every single point of government.
Recently, the CDC silently replaced its coronavirus testing rules through others who have no symptoms of COVID-19, even if they have recently been exposed to the virus.
This is largely a political resolution through the Trump administration to decrease the number of cases shown published.
I’m a doctor at Salerno Medical Associates, a circle of family members who practice in East Orange and Newark, New Jersey, some of the most affected spaces in the United States, and I see the domino effect of those combined signs and scathing communication problems each. and every day.
Patients don’t know who to trust.
New Zealand and Germany are two examples of national governments that have followed the recommendation of medical communities to quell the pandemic. We see these countries as role models when it comes to a pandemic technique that puts medicine first.
Following the recommendation of the medical community, Germany has established a proactive test and traceability formula that has moved away from the need for more intense stoppages.
In New Zealand, the Department of Health led the rate in terms of lockdown protocols and PPE, and Prime Minister Jacinda Arden published and duplicated her recommendations. The country has reported only 25 deaths and 1,788 cases.
These two countries are examples of how politics and medicine can be combined for citizens. In the United States, there is an urgent desire to eliminate medicine policy.
With the start of school, epidemics are wreaking havoc on college campuses and exposing new demographics to this fatal pathogen. We don’t have to go back to where we were in May.
While a recent announcement through the Trump administration predicted a vaccine until October, it may well be a political evasion ahead of the November election. Even if this is the case, a vaccine will be a quick fix.
In the face of all this uncertainty, there remains an unwavering fact: we will have to start paying attention to the medical network and prevent policies of gambling with people’s lives.
Dr. Alexander Salerno is a physician at Salerno Medical Associates, a family practice serving East Orange and Newark, New Jersey. He is also the founder of the Urban Healthcare Initiative Program, a provider of physical and networked education services.
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