How to continue to keep yourself protected until a vaccine or an effective treatment is available
Kim Anderson, PhD
COVID-19 is a problem because it is a new virus that is highly infectious and the global population does not have immunity. It has become a devastating pandemic that will not end as quickly as it began. The recent strict restrictions involving business closures, stay at home orders, and social distancing have had a significant impact on reducing the number of people that could have gotten very sick due to COVID-19. However, these restrictions are not feasible to maintain much longer.
The reality is that the risk of infection will remain present until a vaccine is developed and widely available. Therefore, we have to do our best to control and prevent further infection until COVID-19 can be eliminated or eradicated.
As described in some of the other articles, people living with spinal cord injury are at a greater risk of experiencing more severe symptoms if they get infected. So the bottom line is that you want to do everything possible to prevent yourself from getting COVID-19. There are many things that are out of our control, but below are suggestions of things that we can control on an individual level.