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COVID-19 pandemic: Urge countries to take stronger action to stop the spread of harmful information

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations, specialized agencies and partners today called on countries to formulate and implement action plans to promote the timely dissemination of scientifically based information, prevent the dissemination of false information, and respect freedom of speech.

United Nations bodies draw attention on Fake News regarding Corona Virus

WHO, UN, UNICEF, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNESCO, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), UN "Global Pulse" Program and Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, The International Federation, together with the governments of Indonesia, Thailand and Uruguay, held an online seminar during the 75th United Nations General Assembly to draw attention to the harm caused by misinformation and dissemination of false information, which was deliberately disseminated to advance an agenda Error message.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Coronavirus Fake News: 

“Since the virus began to spread globally, inaccurate and even dangerous information has begun to spread widely on social media, causing people to be confused and misled. 

We initiated a'verification'. Advocate, use facts to combat misinformation. Through cooperation with media partners, individuals, influential people and social media platforms, the content we spread promotes science, provides solutions, and inspires unity.

In our efforts to build this is crucial when the public has confidence in the safety and effectiveness of any COVID-19 vaccine being developed. 

The 'people's vaccine' we need is to be affordable and accessible to all."

WHO Director-General Dr. Tan Desai said on COVID Misinformation:

 “Misinformation and false information put health and lives at risk and undermine people’s trust in science, institutions, and health systems.

 To fight this pandemic, we need trust and Unity, when there is distrust, unity will be greatly reduced. False information hinders the response to this pandemic, so we must unite to fight it and promote science-based public health advice.

 Response to COVID-19 The same principles apply to the management of information epidemics. We need to work together to prevent, detect and respond to this problem."

UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner said on COVID-19 Misinformation:

 “In addition to having a direct impact on the pandemic response, false information also undermines the public’s trust in democratic processes and institutions, and exacerbates social divisions. 

This is the greatest cause of our time. One of the worrying governance challenges. The United Nations Development Programme is actively cooperating with member states, other UN agencies and other partners to find a holistic response that respects human rights."

Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, said on Coronavirus Myths:

 “Misinformation is one of the fastest-growing challenges facing children today. It uses and further widens the cracks in trust in society and institutions, and undermines people’s understanding of science and Medical confidence, and division of the community.

 In the most harmful situations, such as when parents are persuaded not to vaccinate their children, it can even be fatal. 

Because misinformation is not so much a disease as a symptom, so respond Misinformation requires not only to provide the truth, but also to build trust among leaders, communities and individuals."

UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Baianima said on Coronavirus conspiracy theories:

 “We can only defeat COVID-19 with facts, science and community solidarity. Misinformation perpetuates stigma and discrimination and must not be protected against ensuring human rights. Ensuring that people at risk and marginalized have access to health and social protection services is a hindrance."

Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, said on COVID conspiracy theories:

 “Since the pandemic began, UNESCO has mobilized an international network of media partners, journalists, fact-checkers, community radio stations and experts to help Citizens provide the means to combat false information and rumors that have been exacerbated by the epidemic.

 Collective mobilization for the promotion of high-quality and reliable information while strictly ensuring respect for freedom of speech is crucial. Free, independent, and diverse news media are now more than ever More necessary."

Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union, said COVID-19 Fake News:

 “Trust is the cornerstone of the digital world. Based on the long-term joint initiative of the WHO and ITU, “BeHe@lthy BeMobile” (BeHe@lthy BeMobile) has been established since the beginning of the crisis. 

Lianhe has been cooperating with the national telecommunications and health authorities and mobile network operators to send text messages to people who may not have access to the internet, so that they can obtain scientific and evidence-based COVID-19 health advice directly on their phones."

COVID Fake News busted by WHO

WHO and partners urge countries to engage with communities when formulating national action plans, listen to their opinions, and empower communities to build trust and resilience against misinformation.

Joe Pagan, Secretary-General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said on COVID misconceptions:

 “Promoting community participation and understanding the community’s views on disease and response measures are essential to building trust and ending the epidemic.

 If our response measures do not really Reflecting the concerns and opinions of the community, we will not be regarded as pivotal or trusted by the affected population, and there is a risk of failure in response to the epidemic.

 Local responders are at the forefront of this crisis more than ever. We want to Recognize the important role they play in understanding and applying local knowledge and community feedback."

Media and Social Media should Curb COVID Fake News

The co-organizers also called on the media, social media platforms, civil society leaders and influential people to further strengthen their actions to disseminate accurate information and prevent the spread of errors and false information. 

Access to accurate information and the free exchange of ideas online and offline are the keys to an effective and credible public health response.

Robert Kirkpatrick, director of the UN Secretary-General’s Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Initiative, UN’s “Global Pulse” program, said on Coronavirus erroneous information: 

“The UN’s “Global Pulse” program was established in the United Nations system ten years ago to be the first to use real-time and predictable insights. 

To protect vulnerable groups in times of crisis. During this pandemic, we have seen a significant increase in the demand for advanced analysis across the UN system and member states.

 We will continue to work with WHO and other partners to help identify and combat errors and False information."

Efforts to curb corona virus misinformation

The WHO defines an information epidemic as online and offline information excess. It includes accurate information as well as false and false information.

In May 2020, the member states of the WHO passed Resolution WHA73.1 on the response to the COVID-19 epidemic at the World Health Assembly. 

The resolution recognizes that managing the information epidemic is a key part of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic: it calls on member states to provide reliable content about COVID-19, take measures to combat false and false information, and use various digital technologies to respond to the epidemic. 

The resolution also calls on international organizations to deal with errors and false information in the digital domain, work to prevent harmful online activities from compromising health response measures, and support the provision of science-based data to the public.

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Whether or not Human Beings can Actually achieve zero infection of COVID-19? 

At present, most scientists agree that in order to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2, we need to take strict control measures, including effective contact tracing, testing and isolation, and Maintain social distance, wear masks, etc., and countries such as South Korea, China, and New Zealand have successfully used this method to successfully suppress the spread and spread of the virus. Some people even called for a method of zeroing out COVID-19 patients in an attempt to eliminate the virus, rather than curb its spread. 

New Zealand seems to have succeeded at this point, but after 100 days of no new cases, new cases of infection appeared. And from international travel and other unknown sources. Although the adoption of the above control measures can flatten the number of infected districts and counties, it does not seem feasible to achieve zero COVID-19 infection.

Is it impossible to achieve full freedom from of Coronavirus disease?

It may be possible for some island countries. Take New Zealand as an example, it must prevent the virus from being re-imported. 

Of course, this may require long-term and strict travel restrictions, and very strict nucleic acid tests are performed on passengers before and after travel.

 Given that people's interest in extending border closures is not great, and the control measures close to the community are not enough to eliminate the virus, it seems impossible to achieve zero infection at present, but it may be possible if we use different methods in the future .

Which is the most effective way to suppress COVID-19?

The most effective way to suppress COVID-19 infection is to use the natural defense mechanism of the human body, that is, the immune system.

 Recovery from the virus infection process is usually related to the body’s immunity, so whether it can be protected after being infected with SARS-CoV-2 

The body is not re-infected by the virus. Researchers are not clear at present, but there are few cases of re-infection. Most of the infected people will produce antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, and some asymptomatic infected people may not produce antibodies. But the infection will still activate the body’s immune system T cells, thus providing a substitute 

The defense mechanism, therefore, it seems that infection produces immunity in most people, at least in the short term.

Should coronavirus be allowed to spread in the population to allow the development of herd immunity?

Knowing this mechanism, some scientists have suggested that the virus should be allowed to spread in the population to allow the development of herd immunity, while protecting the elderly and susceptible people, so that immunity can be generated in a sufficient number of people. 

To stop the spread and spread of the disease, for a highly spreading virus like measles, the threshold for spreading is as high as 90%-95%, while some people think that for SARS-CoV-2, this threshold may be It will be as low as 50%, and the consensus of experts is around 60%-70%.

However, the current proportion of people who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 and recover has not reached this level, and the results of antibody studies also show that about 3% of people in Dublin have been infected with the virus, and the proportion may be even higher in New York City. That is 23%.

But the higher infection rate in New York may lead to more deaths, even considering the larger population.

However, Sweden has adopted a liberal policy in controlling the epidemic, which has led to more cases. 

Its death toll per million population is ten times that of neighboring Finland and Norway. 

In these places, the impact of the second wave may be lower, because many people get infected per pound, but if the threshold of herd immunity is not reached, the entire population still seems unable to be protected, and attempts to reach this threshold through natural infection.

The consequence may be that more high-risk populations will die, including the elderly, obese patients and patients with underlying diseases; in addition, some infected people will continue to develop long-term health complications, even if their The initial infection is not too serious.

Therefore, for most people, the risks associated with pursuing herd immunity make it an unacceptable strategy for suppressing the virus, let alone eliminating it. 

However, theoretically speaking, the realization of herd immunity through vaccination may allow us to reach the elusive zero infection situation. 

In many developed countries, vaccines have reduced the incidence of diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus, and measles to nearly zero degree. 

There are currently more than 200 SARS-CoV-2 vaccines under development, but if there is a vaccine that can completely eliminate COVID-19, the threshold may be a bit high. Any vaccine needs to prevent the disease and block the spread of the disease in the population. Aspect is very effective.

The current fastest-developed COVID vaccine has turned its attention to a lower goal

To achieve at least 50% effectiveness, which is also the threshold for obtaining FDA approval. Scientists have developed a highly effective vaccine on the first attempt. It may be an optimistic idea, and the vaccine also needs to be effective for all age groups, and can be safely vaccinated for all people. 

Safety is the key, because any problems in any age group will cause them to Vaccine confidence and willingness to vaccinate. 

At the same time, it is necessary to produce enough vaccines to vaccinate more than 7 billion people around the world. This will take time; for example, AstraZeneca, which is developing a new crown vaccine, has now reached an agreement that it will produce 20% by the end of 2021. 

100 million doses of vaccine. The impact of COVID-19 on humans may not be achieved overnight. 

The last case of natural smallpox occurred in 1977, 10 years have passed since the WHO launched the smallpox eradication program, and the development of the first smallpox vaccine has passed. It took nearly 200 years, and it took nearly 30 years from the initiative to eradicate polio to the eradication of polio in areas other than Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Conclusion

Therefore, although an effective vaccine can provide humans with the best chance of zero infection of COVID-19, we should still remain realistic about what may happen. Although it is not unimaginable to eliminate the virus in most parts of the world, It may take a long time.

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How do lung nodules come about? The doctor analyzed 4 reasons and hoped to avoid it soon

Lung nodules, as the name suggests, grow in the lungs. In fact, there are many reasons for people to have lung nodules, and sometimes many people have various problems. They wonder, are lung nodules and lung cancer cancer? 

Many people don't know much about this. Because at this time, many people will panic because of lung diseases. This is because this year, lung diseases in my country have reached the highest level of concern in history.

Lung Nodules and Coronavirus Epidemic

This year, because of the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, it has indeed sounded the alarm for many people. Some people will find that they have nodules during a lung examination. 

Although they are only small shadows, they are panicked. Don't be afraid, the doctor will give you a specific analysis of what is a pulmonary nodule. 

There are 4 reasons for the appearance of pulmonary nodules. Avoid them as soon as possible.

Benign nodules will gradually disappear over time

In clinical practice, we call lung shadows less than 3 cm in diameter as pulmonary nodules. These nodules can be large or small. Nodules less than 1 cm are called small nodules. 

Nodules are also divided into benign and malignant. Benign nodules will gradually disappear over time, but malignant nodules will slowly develop into lung cancer. 

The probability of malignant transformation of lung nodules is also different. Solid nodules may have the lowest malignant transformation, and mixed ground-glass nodules may have the highest malignant transformation, which can reach 63%.

Lung Nodules Infographics

What Method is used for Lung Nodules detection?

When a patient is detected to have a nodule on the body, under normal circumstances, doctors will detect the nodule based on the nature of the nodule. Clinically, CT detection and biopsy are generally used. 

When the sister detected that the nodule was not correct, and there are still these 4 reasons, then it is very likely that it is lung cancer.

1. People who insist on smoking a pack of cigarettes a day are likely to grow lung nodules, leading to malignant transformation of the nodules and lung cancer. Smoking is harmful to health. 

Many people are talking about it, but many people still don't listen. Smoke contains a lot of carcinogens, which are adsorbed on the lungs. Causes nodules in the lungs.

2. Long-term survival in an air-polluted environment will cause lung damage and lung nodules. 

Because these dust materials contain a large amount of particulate matter, these particulate matter will adhere to the lungs over time and affect the normal operation of the lungs. 

Over time, it will lead to the appearance of lung nodules, so it is necessary to treat as soon as possible to ensure good health.

3. Patients who have experienced lung injury will also easily grow lung nodules. 

Because the lungs have been injured, it will cause blood stasis in the lungs in the blood vessels. Then in the following days, these positions Nodules will grow easily.

4. The formation of pulmonary nodules may also be caused by tumor metastasis in other parts of the body.

If there is a malignant tumor on the body, then the tumor metastasis will lead to the appearance of nodules in the lungs, and in severe cases, it will also induce malignant transformation of the nodules.

Is appearance and disappearance of nodules easy?

The appearance and disappearance of nodules are not very simple, and need to be adjusted and treated according to the doctor's opinion. First perform a body row to see if you have some other cancers, and treat it as soon as possible to prevent the occurrence of nodules.

 Of course, you must also pay attention to certain bad habits. Quit smoking and drinking, go to the hospital for regular check-ups, and stop any bad factors in time. 

Remember to wear a mask when you are outdoors and eat more vegetables. , Fruit, exercise, then you can keep your body healthy, prevent nodules from growing in your lungs, and give your body a healthy guarantee.

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Prerequisites for the development of family medicine system and Technologies

With the rapid growth of world economic level, people's living standards continue to improve. After solving the problem of food and clothing, people pay more and more attention to health problems.

According to the aggregation of general Family Medical and Health Consumption Trend Reports among the world residents' per capita consumption, medical care pointed out that the same percentage growth rate was the highest.

Why do people's health consciousness increase family medical health consumption, rather than the increase in traditional medical expenses? The reason why this happens are two reasons:

The maturity of emerging medical technologies

The maturity of emerging technology has promoted the development of family medicine. In the medical and health market, not only new intelligent medical and health equipment that can record various health data of the body in detail, such as smart bracelets, watches and smart body fat scales, are also emerging. 

Moreover, industry giants such as Apple, Huawei, Tencent, and One Health entered the intelligent family medical service, allowing more intelligent family medical products to be developed.

For example, Apple Watch, which is already on the market, has the functions of recognizing the user's fall and calling, reminding of abnormal heart rhythm and ECG electrocardiogram.

 Family medical functions such as online consultation, and life entertainment functions such as weather forecast and radio. 

While providing users with personalized customized medical and health services, it also provides users with a way of life and entertainment. 

As for Huawei, which has been developing 5G technology, this year also aimed at the medical field and entered the medical industry.

Social needs

In recent years, the aging rate of the world's social population has accelerated, and many empty or half-empty elderly people have appeared. 

When the health problems of these elderly people occur, their children will often not be able to understand it in the first place because of work problems. Or when the elderly need daily care or to deal with sudden health problems, the children will not be able to stay with their parents at all times because of busy work, helping them cope with these emergencies.

If at this time, there is a way or device that can detect the health status of the elderly in real time, can give advice on medication according to their physical condition, and can remind them when to use the medicine. This not only helps the elderly to save many lives, it may even deepen the relationship between parents and children.

For these reasons, more and more intelligent home medical devices will appear on the market. For example, the one-self self-developed bear smart medicine box has a one-click calling function. When the elderly have an emergency, it will be the first time Notify family members, and can provide corresponding medical services according to the physical condition of the elderly. Apple Watch, which is already on the market, can also recognize that the user has fallen and called.

These are the needs of the society for intelligent medical equipment, and these needs cannot be provided by the hospital. This is why the improvement of people's health awareness does not promote the improvement of traditional medical services, but the increase of family medical expenses.

Rrapid development of emerging medical technologies

The rapid development of family medical care is inseparable from the needs of society and the rapid development of emerging technology. People believe that with the rapid development of emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, etc., the process of family intelligent medical model will also fully realize the intelligent family Medical health management occupies a place in the field of medical health life, providing the public with a convenient and fast medical treatment model.

One Health-Bear Wisdom Medicine Box

One Health is based on the big health sector, covering genetic testing, body data management tools, intelligent hardware, sports and fitness. Its product Wisdom Wisdom Medicine Box is based on the era of smart medical big data, with an integrated multi-sign detection intelligent service terminal as the entrance, integrating family drug management, physiological index measurement, online consultation, real-time video, case management, medication reminder, one-click The home medical service system with call as a whole is a smart medicine box with a family health intelligent terminal, intelligent detection of health index, and all aspects of chronic disease management.

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