From abroad, we hear reports of medical personnel who refuse to be injected with the vaccine because they fear the long-term effects it will have on them.
We hear about long Covid too, which refer to the long term effects of contracting the virus. Yet, we have no reports on what the long-term effects of the vaccine could be.
The observant citizen cannot fail to see that cases of infection have tripled since the latest phase of lock down began two months ago. On the other hand, calls to follow the SOP have been considerably toned down.
We understand that personal hygiene, social distancing, and wearing of face masks (to an extent) are very useful in stopping the transmission of the virus. Face masks are not healthy when worn for hours on end, and could be damaging to the eyes and the respiratory system.
Please, reactivate the economy. Fully. Most people have suffered long enough. If two hundred people die of Covid today, there are also many who will die of other chronic and debilitating diseases for which there is still no cure.
Coronavirus has exposed the weaknesses in the healthcare system of many countries around the world. It has also shown that people are not civic-minded, and they do not sufficiently care for their fellow human beings. People do not see how their actions affect others.
We must respect science because it has helped mankind to make great strides towards a better quality of life, but science too fails miserably when it does not consider that people also have a heart, a mind, a soul, and a whole host of feelings and emotions.
Marisa Demori
Putrajaya