There's always a lot of different information circulating in the news and social media about the COVID-19 pandemic. Some sources are more reliable than others, while some just make no sense. Personally, I turn to the CDC when it comes to information and read their posts. I also read posts from other hospitals just to see what's going on in other areas. I don't trust social media outlets just because there's more than enough fake news going around as it is. I have acquaintances who just believe anything they hear which causes them to act as if this pandemic isn't real. This has caused minor conflict in my life because I just remove myself from being around them...if they want to go out and act as if they can't contract the virus then so be it but leave me out of it!
Additionally, I think that it's more dangerous that the pandemic has been politicized than the pandemic itself. This is because people align the pandemic with the fact that it's an election year. COVID-19 Effect on Election talks about how each party has had to adapt to limitations regarding the pandemic. It's uprooted traditional election campaigns. It's also caused people to evaluate how President Trump responds to the pandemic as people have been concerned for their safety. I've heard people say the pandemic is fake and was just a plot to get President Trump reelected, I've heard others say that the government constructed the virus to take attention away from the election. It all sounds crazy if you think about it given people are actually dying from the virus. COVID-19 is no where near done and neither is the election. I think the effects of both will last longer than the public may be prepared for which is kind of a scary thought.
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