Health Issues Caused By COVID19 And Changes Taking Place In The Medical Industry With The Cure

Many changes were taking place concerning healthcare since the Coronavirus hit the world, with most trying to keep all the happenings under control. While the world was getting through a pandemic, there were many changes taking place, with some countries working on political relations and connections between others. The UK was working on cementing its relationship with the rest of the European Union through changes, while finally finalising its stance on Brexit. They created the Partnership Agreement that added all the information about the process and the details relating to the separation.

While the UK was finalising the Brexit deal, they were also fighting the Coronavirus, with the country going through a lockdown. Although the Government did not want to push for another lockdown, they did not have much of a choice since the number of cases was spiking, and although people were following the rules, they would not drop unless everyone stayed indoors.

The US was also finishing a presidential election where they noticed that there were massive changes taking place. The number of people sick from the Coronavirus was spiking there as well. Globally, the US and the UK had some very high numbers when it came to people with the Coronavirus. There were a large number of people sick with the virus and unsure of how to protect themselves.

The Government implemented rules that people were supposed to follow to keep themselves safe, and for the most part, they were. However, there were some challenges. During the lockdowns, people were not allowed to leave their homes. In addition to that, other changes were taking place as well. There was a mask mandate, while the UK followed the rule of six stating that only six people were allowed to eat at a specific place.

The virus was not fair across the board, with specific groups of people at a higher risk of catching the virus. People who had comorbidities, which are the presence of additional conditions often co-occurring with a primary condition had a higher chance of getting ill. For instance, if there were issues concerning Cancer, Chronic kidney disease, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), Down Syndrome, Heart conditions, including heart failure, coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathies Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from organ transplants, Obesity, Pregnancy, Sickle cell disease, Smoking, Type two diabetes, Mellitus, they had a higher chance of catching COVID-19. People without these were also at risk of the Coronavirus, but they are less likely if followed the necessary precautions.

People who get and recover from the virus could have other symptoms that could stay with them for a very long time. Since there isn’t enough information as to how long, they are not sure either. Individuals of all ages, including younger and healthier people, mentioned having some fatigue among other issues that would stick with them for some time.

Additionally, the other symptoms that stick and stay for a long time are shortness of breath, cough, joint or chest pain, muscle pain or headache, fast or pounding heartbeat, loss of smell or taste, issues relating to memory, concentration or sleep problems, along with some facing rashes or hair loss. The length that it takes for these to pass might take some time, and it varies from one person to another.

There are multiple strains of the Coronavirus, and people who end up catching the virus once have some immunity to it for some time. However, there are various variations of the virus, so there are chances that they could end up catching a different strain of the virus the second time around. However, the chances of that happening are low. Although there are higher chances of younger people recovering from the virus, we still do not know the long-lasting effects of the virus, so people have to be careful about not catching it.

The beginning of 2021 brought some great news about the vaccine distribution, which started with about 11.1 million people in the United States receiving at least their first dose of the vaccine. Over the last year, the US saw 25 million cases of COVID with less than 500k deaths. The rest recovered with a small number of them catching it the second time. The numbers were not the same in the UK where there were a little more than 3.5 M cases of COVID with less than 100k deaths according to the UK and the US worldometer.

With the changes taking place, people working in the medical industry had to make sure they were safe. While the country went through a lockdown, medicine was an essential service, which meant hospitals were not shutting down, and doctors had to go to work every day. In the UK and the US, other than wearing the suits to protect themselves, doctors, medical professionals, and staff had to get tested regularly, depending on the requirements of the hospital. There were other changes that they had to work on as well. Post having a possible cure, the medical practitioners were the first to receive it because they are dealing with people with the virus regularly. With a large number of people falling sick, the UK and US needed all hands on deck, which also meant they had to make many changes. When they were going through the process of hiring, they were asking for COVID tests. Furthermore, they also wanted background information to make sure the applicant was not in prison in the past. Even people who were volunteering for work had to provide background checks in the UK. People volunteering in the UK but come in on a student visa, while hailing from other countries would have to provide one, through their respective embassy.