Importance of Trust During Pandemics

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Importance of Trust During Pandemics

For some of us, it is difficult to imagine having a total lack of trust in the precautions urged by public health experts. I trust most of the plans that our leaders, guided by public health professionals, have put in place. I find it very frustrating that people are willing to put themselves and their loved ones at risk to regain legal access to restaurants, leisure activities, and ‘traditional’ life. However, the lack of trust in our government is felt by a strong majority of US citizens, and was a problem before anyone had heard of COVID-19.

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Balancing Ourselves Within the Chaos

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, human beings all over the world are experiencing losses ranging from things as small as dinner-date plans to things as large as their lives entirely. It seems all of us, especially those of us who are entering a transitionary phase in our lives, are wondering “Who am I, now that so much has changed?” As a 2020 graduate who is pursuing a certification in life coaching later this year, this question leads me to ask myself, “Who do I want to be in the midst of the chaos?” The challenge with answering the latter question is that it seems to require a person to determine what it is that they owe to the rest of the world. At times, it feels as if I should always be listening to the news, reading everything there is to know about viruses, and organizing initiatives to stop the spread of misinformation. However, when I tried doing these things, I noticed they caused a quick burnout of my energy and motivation. The isolation of social distancing and the fear of the changing world seems to be enough to cause many people to lose their minds. This means that the chief task for many has become working to maintain their sanity.

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COVID-19 Is Flourishing in a Tech-Savvy Society. Here is How to Prevent History from Repeating.

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Twenty years after a virus outbreak decimates 99 percent of the world’s population, a symphonic band traveling around Michigan, or what is left of it, spreads their mantra of Survival is Insufficient conveniently painted on the side of their caravan. While this is a fictional scene from the novel Station Eleven, this mantra rings true today. Insufficiency is the same reason why students like me pursue a college education and why society has succeeded to eradicate the deadliest of viruses through vaccines, just to name a few examples. However, we are failing to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 because we have become complacent in applying medicinal advances from previous generations.

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