S3, Ep 11- COVID at 2: How We’ve Changed

We’ve passed a dubious anniversary we’d all rather forget. This month marks two years since COVID forced the world into a pandemic. In this episode, we look back at how life changed, and what changes may become permanent.

“Folks are really struggling with mental health issues two years in the pandemic,” says Zoe Rothblatt, Patient Advocate and Community Outreach Manager at the Global Healthy Living Foundation. “Even more so for our community with underlying conditions.”

Among the highlights in this episode:

1:21: Listener comment

2:08: COVID down in the U.S., up in China

3:16: Marking two years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic

3:40: What we’ve learned in the two years of COVID

3:48: COVID fueled a growth in telehealth

5:34: Telehealth made it easier to advocate to elected officials

6:03: COVID reveals racial disparities in health care

7:10: COVID led to a new vocabulary, from the “bubble” to “Zoom fatigue”

8:15: COVID brought a rise in outdoor dining

9:04: COVID led to the adoption of wearing masks

9:35: Three COVID vaccines manufactured in one year

9:45: Antiviral therapy created to protect against COVID

10:04: COVID created a dramatic increase in mental health issues

10:20: “It really does feel like people are moving on and don't care,” says Zoe. “And I want to move on and not to care too. But when you're immunocompromised, you really just don't have that luxury.”

10:42: Some formed stronger bonds during COVID, with people and pets

11:22: What did our co-hosts Steven and Zoe learn from this episode?

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Steven Newmark, Director of Policy at GHLF: [email protected]

Zoe Rothblatt, Patient Advocate and Community Outreach Manager at GHLF: [email protected]

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