Posts tagged COVID

Covid In The Jails - A First Hand Exposure

As the heart of COVID is hopefully in our rearview mirror, it is important to learn from what happened and how people we treated during those times. Jejune was lucky enough to get an exclusive interview from an ex inmate who recently was released from prison, but was there for the entirety of the pandemic. For the privacy of this individual we have kept this interview anonymous. It is heartbreaking to see how mental health was completely dismissed during this time and how the prisons took advantage of the situation to milk these, mostly poor prisoners, of their money while they so hungrily craved their loved ones during scary times. Please read on.

Editor's Pick, zIssue 44Kira BuccaAugust 23, 2022prison, prison reform, covid, COVID testing, covid-19, COVID, jail, pandemic livingComment

The Brutal Reality For Those On The Front Line

The news of the current pandemic has been plastered all over the world for the past year, shocking figures of death tolls, new variants and lockdowns that have put all our lives to a halt. As the world begins to regain some sense of normalcy, the hidden consequences of the pandemic are just beginning to show. For healthcare workers on the front line the consequences of the pandemic are far from over, and emerging research shows that the psychological impacts on those fighting the pandemic may be just beginning.

Articles, Zissue 37, Editor's PickSaanvi SethiOctober 18, 2021COVID, doctor, healthcare, us, uk, global, pandemic, lockdown, ethics, safety, mental health, covid-19, coronavirus, nurses, waiting times, backlog, research, ucl, Government, training, policies, frontliners, realityComment