On March 13, President Donald Trump stood in the White House Rose Garden and said"two very big words," as he put it, that would shift Americans' understanding of the novel coronavirus, from a distant problem to a threat that hit closer to home.Six months after that declaration, 200,000 Americans would be dead from the virus.
Prolonged isolation, unemployment and hopelessness have also taken a toll on the American psyche. Americans, especially those who are poor and or experienced trauma during the pandemic, increasing reporting feeling depressed, according to survey data.The pandemic, which has disproportionately sickened and killed front-line workers and people of color, became a political football over the past six months. Masks evolved from a medical product into a symbol of political affiliation.
There's still more to learn about the long-term effects of having contracted the disease. Doctors are unsure what's causing residual symptoms among so-called"long-haulers," or people who have recovered from COVID-19 but feel sick months later. In New York City, the Mount Sinai Health System has opened a Center for Post-COVID Care to try to help long haulers get back to normal.
The psychological fallout: A recipe for deaths of despairDepression and anxiety following widespread traumatic events, such as natural disasters, terrorist attacks and civil unrest, are well documented in scientific literature. But even the researchers who study trauma were surprised by the pervasive effect COVID-19 seems to be behaving on the American psyche.
Suicide rates in the United States were on the rise before COVID-19. Experts worry that the pandemic could drive rates even higher. Sales of firearms, which are the most common suicide method for men and for women, have skyrocketed during the pandemic, with an estimated 2 million excess weapons purchased between March and May than normally would have been bought, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation's background check data.
Many state and local governments have similarly faltered in their coronavirus response, delaying restrictions, pushing reopening despite cases not being on the decline and wavering on requiring masks. "Yes, we fail. We're in it doing the best we can," he said."We're trying to make the best judgments we can."
We learned that only 6% are actually dying FROM COVID. CDCgov TrumpRally
I've learn that both fake news and the demorat party will go to full lengths to make Trump look bad, 200,000 isn't that big of deal with a country full of 400 million people.
That the numbers are inflated? That 5 dem governors stuck covid+ people in nursing homes killing elderly?
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