Covid impacted many children, teenagers, adults, and senior citizens in 2020 to 2022. In America, there were positive and negative effects covid put into place. Covid is usually said to be a “bitter-sweet” moment in history. People around the world are still facing dramatic effects of covid.
In March of 2020, there was a lock down that lasted until July. There have been some positive and negative effects, including maintaining relationships. For instance, Pew Research Center says, “The single-most common category of comments (mentioned by 41% of those who answered the question) centered around missing family and friends and worrying about losing touch with people they used to see in person.” So, this means that relationships and norms are changing at a rapid pace, and many find it difficult to maintain these relationships with friends and family. Families that live far from each other could find it difficult to stay in touch and to find time to visit. Holidays were hard to celebrate during lockdown. On the contrary, Pew Research Center also mentions, “a third (33%) of Americans mentioned positive impacts to their relationships, including being able to spend more time with spouses, children or other family members who no longer have to spend their days at work or school.” With this, family members could be getting closer to each other, and spouses might find a bigger and stronger bond with each other. These life-changing effects have brought us closer to each other but also farther apart.
Now, covid is making its return to society in America. Anyone who tests positive has the symptoms of a “runny nose, cough, sore throat, fever, headaches, muscle pain, and fatigue,” says UC Davis Health, a medicine-studying college. Whether it’s a positive or negative situation, it’s spreading fast. Covid has changed lives, and many found themselves closer with family and a new beginning. It’s important to keep yourself clean, like washing your hands with soap and water. If you feel sick, communicate your symptoms to a doctor or a parent. If you are sick with covid, isolate yourself from others and it’s highly recommended to not go to school or work.
Covid has shown many people the disastrous but also astonishing effects of what a worldwide pandemic can do. It also taught many people who to properly take care of themselves and keep themselves clean. This pandemic did not teach about sickness, it taught much more than that.
