5 Things Healthcare Lost In 2021

As 2020 passed, we all thought we’d be better off with 2021, so we were happy to roll the old year off the cliff (or blow it off, for that matter). When setting expectations for the new norm, masks, some social distancing and even a subtle range of vaccines lined up were being considered… But not this. Nearing the end of 2021, we think of the end of the pandemic as a white sail gleams in the distance (and just as we publish this article, news arose of yet another virus mutant called omicron). In 2021, we could’ve gotten over with the pandemic, period. But, (as it was famously said in the movie Charlie Wilson’s War), we messed up the endgame. Healthcare in particular. It is time to investigate what went wrong and if it could be regained. 1) Trust In terms of trust, healthcare had the most horrific year. Fake news. Anti-vaxxers. Conspiracy theories, misinformation, and more – 2021 was probably the worst year of all to experience these, for there was no greater need to trust science than now. No wonder that our most-watched video on YouTube this year was the one on conspiracy theories – debunked. Researching the options before medical intervention could be the sign of the informed e-patient – however, the resources people started using in this era of fake (including Facebook or Instagram, unable to cope with the amount of fake on their pages) are often misleading and only add to the confusion. Regaining trust in science will be the No.1. task in...
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