But the collateral damage is devastating too the loss of incomes, the closure of entire swathes of community services and a lack of access to non-COVID-19 health services, including routine immunisation, is causing widespread insecurity and uncertainty about both the present and the future. This alone will exert a huge toll on human health. These numbers seemed unthinkable at the start of the pandemic, but we are now having to accept that the numbers are likely to continue to rise especially as some countries start to enter their second wave of infections. Collateral damage from the pandemicĬOVID-19 has infected more than 30 million people and killed nearly one million. Instead, pandemic fatigue refers to feeling overwhelmed with still having to maintain a state of constant vigilance, in this case six months after the pandemic started, and a weariness to abide by restrictions. This can include feeling constantly tired, with aching muscles and brain fog. Many people who have had even mild cases of COVID-19 can have post-viral fatigue that can last for months or even years.
Pandemic fatigue should not be confused with post-COVID-fatigue
But what does that mean exactly, and could it breed a form of complacency that could spell trouble for the fight against COVID-19 in 2021? 1. But what happens when that crisis lasts for months with no end in sight? For many, this protracted emergency is resulting in pandemic fatigue. The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that as a species we have collectively gone into a form of flight-or-fight mode, an evolutionary self-defence mechanism that can kick in when faced with a crisis.
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