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than to face the wrath of one. makes them ineffective for another
Previous experience has taught us that disease. This compels us to retake the
most diseases that troubled human painful process of developing a
beings since time immemorial are clinical vaccine. When we get hold of
zoonotic, which means they come this COVID-19 pandemic, the lessons
from animals. Recent studies claim that we learned like social distancing
the origin of the SARS COVID-19 and hygiene should become a part of
virus to the wet markets in Wuhan. our daily life. We should promote a
So, it is of utmost essential that a healthy culture of using sanitizers
proper boundary line should be after every outdoor visit and using
drawn between the human and animal masks for long journeys. This will not
worlds. The concept of 'One Health' only save our personnel lives but also
is gaining a wider audience these days. the lives of those dependent upon us.
The theory proposes that the health Work from Home is
of human beings, animals, and the
environment are interconnected and
degradation in the health of anyone
can create imbalances in the other a novel concept that has been gaining
momentum these days. This not only
two. Thus it is absolutely necessary gives us more freedom in our
that we look forward to maintaining
profession but will also decongest our
harmony between the three vital
towns and cities. This in turn will
components of our life. India is a land
improve the balance of our ecosystem
of diversity also harnesses which was ruined by heavy pressure
communities, whose attitude towards from humans. These ideas which
nature and wildlife varies drastically.
promote social distancing can help us
The Bishnoi community assumes
prevent future pandemic.
nature conservation as their moral
obligation, whereas the Bawaria Ironing out the wrinkles in our health
community in Rajasthan considers infrastructure remains the biggest
poaching as their community custom. challenge in making ourselves well
So, the first step should be to make equipped to deal with a future
people more aware of the importance pandemic. The health infrastructure
of conserving our flora and fauna. of India is still in the cradle with 70
hospital beds and 2.3 ICU beds per 1,
The next strategy to prevent a future
pandemic is to emphasize the 00,000 people. India should also look
forward to Public-Private Partnership
importance of social vaccines. Social in the health sector so that the poor
vaccines refer to various social
can avail of medical benefits in a
attributes like social distancing,
private hospital at a low cost.
personal and public hygiene, etc
which is capable of preventing a The effect of the pandemic on
multitude of dreaded diseases.
different sections of society is
Biological vaccines, though produce different. For the poor migrant labor
faster results are target specific which
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