Riaan Kungase kubonakale sengathi ubhubhane lwe-COVID seluhlale esibukweni esingemuva izinyanga eziningi – kodwa muva nje ngoMeyi 11, uhulumeni wawuqeda ngokusemthethweni umthetho. Isimo Esiphuthumayo Sezempilo Yomphakathi se-COVID-19 (PHE)
Unobhala woMnyango Wezempilo Nezinkonzo Zabantu (HHS) angamemezela isimo esiphuthumayo sezempilo yomphakathi ngaphansi kwesigaba sama-319 soMthetho Wenkonzo Yezempilo Yomphakathi (PHS).
I-COVID-19 PHE ibilokhu isebenza kusukela ngoJanuwari 2020 – cishe iminyaka emithathu nengxenye.
Manje njengoba isimo esiphuthumayo sezempilo yomphakathi sesiphelile ngokusemthethweni, zizoshintsha kanjani izinto?
UBANI OWEHLISA UBHUBHULU WE-CORONAVIRUS, AKASESEYO ISIMO ESIPHUTHUMAYO SOMHLABA WONKE
UMnyango Wezempilo Nezinsizakalo Zabantu (HHS) uthe yize leli gciwane lihlala lihamba phambili kwezempilo yomphakathi, “manje sisendaweni engcono ekuphenduleni kwethu kunanoma yisiphi isikhathi sobhubhane futhi sisesimweni esihle sokuphuma esigabeni esiphuthumayo. futhi aqede i-COVID-19 PHE,” ngokwesitatimende sewebhusayithi.
NgoMeyi 11, uhulumeni wayiqeda ngokusemthethweni i-COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). “Kudingeka sizijwayeze futhi sizivumelanise neqiniso lethu elisha,” kusho omunye uchwepheshe. (iStock)
“Ubhubhane alukapheli, kodwa ngenhlanhla, seluphelile,” kusho uMartin Blaser, umqondisi weRutgers Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine. eNew Jerseyesitatimendeni kuFox News Digital.
“Siseduze nezinga ‘lobhubhane’ kunezinga ‘lobhubhane’,” eqhubeka.
“Cishe kuzoba nathi isikhathi esithile, mhlawumbe ingunaphakade. Ngakho-ke, kudingeka sizijwayeze futhi sijwayelane neqiniso lethu elisha.”
Amacala nokufa kwehle kancane kancane
Mayelana nemikhuba yokulaliswa esibhedlela evela eCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), i-US isihambile ezibhedlela ezingaphezu kuka-100,000 masonto onke ngoFebhuwari 2021 nango-Ephreli 2022 yafinyelela inani eliphakeme labangu-40,000 ngo-Okthoba 2022 nangoMeyi 2023.
“I-COVID-19 isenathi kakhulu, kodwa iyalawuleka uma kubhekwa izifo eziningi kanye nemishanguzo esebenzayo elwa namagciwane,” uDkt. Shana Johnson, udokotela womzimba kanye nodokotela wokuhlunyeleliswa kwezimilo. eScottsdale, e-Arizonaetshela iFox News Digital.
“Ubhubhane alukapheli, kodwa ngenhlanhla seluphelile.”
“Abantu abaneminyaka engama-50 nangaphezulu futhi labo abanezimo ezingaphansi ezifana nesifo senhliziyo, isifo samaphaphu nokukhuluphala basengozini enkulu yokuthola isifo esibi,” engeza.
Ukufa okubangelwa i-COVID-19 kulandele iphethini efanayo, kusuka esiqongweni sokufa kwabantu abangaphezu kuka-25,000 masonto onke ngoFebhuwari 2021 kuya ngaphansi kuka-5,000 ngenyanga ngayinye ka-2023.
Ukufinyelela ekuhlolweni, ukwelashwa
“Ukuphela kwesimemezelo esiphuthumayo se-COVID-19 kusho ukuthi abantu bazobhekana nezibopho ezimbalwa ezihlobene ne-COVID, kodwa futhi bazothola izinsiza ezimbalwa zamahhala ukusiza ukuvimbela, ukuhlonza nokwelapha lesi sifo,” kusho uBlaser waseRutgers.
“Manje sekunokungavikeleki okuningi kubantu ngenxa yezifo zemvelo kanye nemithi yokugoma uma kuqhathaniswa nokungekho ngaphambili,” kusho udokotela etshela iFox News Digital. (Izithombe zikaPaul Hennessy/SOPA/LightRocket nge-Getty Images)
Ngesikhathi sezimo eziphuthumayo ze-COVID, amakhulukhulu e-Medicare kanye ne-Medicaid waivers kanye nezimo eziguquguqukayo zenziwa zatholakala ukuze kwandiswe ukufinyelela ekunakekelweni.
Manje, “uma kubhekwa isimo samanje se-COVID-19, lesi sibalo eseqile asisadingeki,” kusho i-HHS esitatimendeni sayo.
Njengoba intengo yokuhlolwa kwe-COVID-19 yasekhaya kanye nemithi ishintshela kubakhiqizi nezinkampani zomshwalense wezempilo, uJohnson wase-Arizona uthe izinhlelo zezempilo ngazinye zizonquma izindleko kubathengi.
“Ushintsho olukhulu luzoba sephaketheni lakho,” kusho yena. “Sibuyela emuva ukuze ‘sihlole ngohlelo lwakho lwezempilo’ ukuze uthole usizo lwakho, ngomehluko osuselwe ekutheni ukhaviwe ngabe-Medicare, Medicaid, umshwalense wangasese noma awukho umshwalense.”
Nakuba ukubhekwa kokuhlolwa kwe-COVID kuzoshintsha, uhulumeni wase-US uzoqhubeka nokuhlinzeka ngezivivinyo zamahhala emiphakathini ethile, kusho iwebhusayithi ye-HHS.
Abantu basenga-oda ukuhlolwa ku-inthanethi ku-COVIDtests.gov kuze kube sekupheleni kwenyanga.
Labo abanamasosha omzimba asengozini noma ezinye izifo ezingamahlalakhona kuzofanele baqaphe kakhulu kunangaphambili kwe-COVID, kuphawula udokotela. (iStock)
Olunye ushintsho olubalulekile olumakwe ekupheleni kwesimo esiphuthumayo ukuthi i-HHS ngeke isakwazi ukufinyelela nokuqapha imibiko yokuhlolwa kwelebhu ye-COVID.
“I-HHS ngeke isaba naleli gunya elicacile lokudinga le datha kumalebhu, okuzothinta ukubikwa kwemiphumela yokuhlolwa engemihle futhi kube nomthelela ekhonweni lokubala ukuqiniseka kwephesenti. [the percentage of positive results] ezivivinyweni ze-COVID-19 kwezinye izindawo, ”kusho le nhlangano.
“Manje kunokuvikeleka okuningi kubantu ngenxa yezifo zemvelo kanye nemigomo.”
ICenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) izoqhubeka nokubika idatha ye-COVID, ngezinguquko ezithile.
I-SENATOR RUBIO IKHIPHA UMBIKO NGEMQOKA YE-COVID-19
Isibonelo, i-ejensi ngeke isagqamisa idatha yecala nelokufa ku-COVID Data Tracker yayo.
Idatha yomgomo izobikwa nyanga zonke esikhundleni seviki.
Abantu abasengozini enkulu kufanele baqaphele, kusho udokotela
Ngokwengxenye enkulu, abantu abanempilo bangaphinde baqale kabusha izimpilo zabo zangaphambi kobhubhane uma bengakenzi – kodwa labo abanamasosha omzimba asengozini noma ezinye izifo ezingamahlalakhona kuzofanele baqaphe kakhulu kunangaphambili kwe-COVID, kuphawula uBlaser.
Ukwelashwa ngama-antiviral, njenge-Paxlovid ne-Lagevrio, nakho kuzotholakala, kusho i-HHS kuwebhusayithi yayo. (REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini/Isithombe Sefayela)
“Lokho kuzobandakanya ukugwema izimo eziyingozi, ezinye izifihla-buso, ukuqhubeka nokuhlolwa nokugoma, nokubona odokotela uma begula,” usho kanje.
“Kuzoba nokuvikeleka okuncane kwabanye abantu abasebenzisa imaski, ukuthola imithi yokugoma nokwenza ezinye izinto ezinganciphisa ukuchayeka kwe-COVID.”
Abantu abanempilo kufanele baziphathe ngendlela efanele uma begula, kusho uBlaser.
“Gqoka imaski uma unayo izimpawu zokuphefumula futhi uhlale ekhaya uma wazi ukuthi uyagula,” wancoma.
Okungaba khona kwezinhlobonhlobo ze-COVID zesikhathi esizayo
Njengoba abantu bephumuza izexwayiso futhi benganciki emithini yokugoma, uBlaser uthe igagasi elisha lokuhlukahluka kwe-COVID lingavela ngokushesha futhi libe nemiphumela eminingi – kodwa ukholelwa ukuthi izwe lisesimweni esingcono kakhulu sokubhekana nalo kunango-2020.
“Manje sekunokuvikeleka okuningi kubantu ngenxa yezifo zemvelo kanye nemithi yokugoma uma iqhathaniswa neyangaphambili,” esho.
“Futhi sinochungechunge lwezindlela zokwelapha ezitholakalayo manje futhi mhlawumbe ipayipi lokuthuthuka elifushanisiwe kakhulu uma kuvela okuhlukile okubalulekile.”
Olunye ushintsho olubalulekile olumakwe ekupheleni kwesimo esiphuthumayo ukuthi i-HHS ngeke isakwazi ukufinyelela nokuqapha imibiko yokuhlolwa kwelebhu ye-COVID. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration)
UBlaser ukholelwa ukuthi uma kukhona igagasi elisha lamacala e-COVID, abantu abaningi bazothatha isinyathelo ngokushesha ukuze bazivikele bona nemindeni yabo.
“Kufanele sibe nezindlela ezinhle zokubhekana nakho ngokuqala kabusha amazinga ahlukene okuzihlukanisa nabantu (okuhlanganisa nokufihla ubuso), ukugoma kanye nokwelashwa uma kunesidingo,” usho kanje.
Yini engeke ishintshe lapho kuphela i-PHE
Ngisho nangemva kokuphela kwezimo eziphuthumayo zezempilo yomphakathi, abantu basazokwazi ukuthola imigomo ye-COVID mahhala.
Ukwelashwa ngama-antiviral, njenge-Paxlovid ne-Lagevrio, nakho kuzotholakala, kusho i-HHS kuwebhusayithi yayo.
CHOFOZA LAPHA UKUZE Ubhalisele IPHEPHA LETHU LEZEMPILO
Njengoba i-CDC isho kuwebhusayithi yayo, “Imithi yokuvimbela i-COVID-19 enzima, njenge-Paxlovid, izohlala itholakala mahhala ngenkathi isatholakala. Ngemva kwalokho, intengo izonqunywa umkhiqizi wemithi kanye nokuhlinzekwa komshwalense wakho wezempilo.”
I-FDA’s Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) nayo izoqhubeka nokuba khona endaweni yokuhlolwa kwe-COVID-19, ukwelashwa kanye nemigomo.
CHOFOZA LAPHA UKUZE UTHOLA UHLELO LOKUSEBENZA IZINDABA
Ukufinyelela kuzimo eziningi ze-Medicare telehealth nakho kuzoqhubeka kuze kube nguZibandlela wezi-2024, kusho i-HHS.
Uhulumeni futhi uzoqhubeka nokuhlinzeka ngokusekela kanye nezinsizakalo kulabo abathintwe yi-COVID ende.
