{"id":13509,"date":"2022-11-15T09:36:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T09:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/?p=13509"},"modified":"2023-05-15T11:51:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T11:51:13","slug":"its-only-a-lockdown-if-you-cant-afford-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/2022\/11\/15\/its-only-a-lockdown-if-you-cant-afford-it\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Only A Lockdown if You Can\u2019t Afford It"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13509\" class=\"elementor elementor-13509\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051aa9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"051aa9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6199531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6199531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By: Renzo Guevara<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa3c2c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa3c2c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6a41d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b6a41d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Being mandated to stay at home for the sake of personal and public health shouldn\u2019t be a problem, if it wasn\u2019t so hard to do so. Not everyone is capable of working from home to receive a sustainable income. The negative effects of this lockdown are only really felt by those who aren\u2019t privileged enough to ignore it.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0db2f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0db2f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"75v3m\" data-offset-key=\"el9gg-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"75v3m\" data-offset-key=\"el9gg-0-0\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" data-offset-key=\"el9gg-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6j1en\" data-offset-key=\"eavfq-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"eavfq-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6j1en\" data-offset-key=\"eavfq-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"eavfq-0-0\">\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: center !important;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6vjit\" data-offset-key=\"54ek1-0-0\"><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"35r0l-0-0\"><h2 style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"35r0l-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;\" data-offset-key=\"35r0l-0-0\">Pay-To-Live<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"9i5be-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"9i5be-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"9i5be-0-0\">Staying at home isn\u2019t so bad right? You don\u2019t have to worry about commuting or traffic, food is technically free, your bed is there any time you need it, and you can easily do whatever hobby or leisure activity at any point. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"3iotl-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"3iotl-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"3iotl-0-0\">It is, <i>if you\u2019re lucky enough. <\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"8kij-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"8kij-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"8kij-0-0\">When lockdowns were enforced, we all had to live every aspect of our lives away from the outside world. None of us were ready for it. Socializing, entertainment, education, business, and jobs had to be done online or none at all. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"3c66c-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"3c66c-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"3c66c-0-0\">If there was anything that was spreading faster than the COVID-19 virus itself, it would be <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/brandgenetics.com\/human-thinking\/self-isolation-a-privilege-many-cant-afford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins; text-decoration-line: underline;\" data-offset-key=\"3c66c-1-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">the gap between the rich and the poor<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"3c66c-2-0\"> and how different both sides experience the reality of the pandemic.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"71ude-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"71ude-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"71ude-0-0\">Healthcare has <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/insurance\/why-do-healthcare-costs-keep-rising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins; text-decoration-line: underline;\" data-offset-key=\"71ude-1-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">always been expensive<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"71ude-2-0\">. Some of us barely bat an eye when we catch a cold or feel under the weather that warrants a visit to the doctor because we have the means to pay for it. But for the ones <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commonwealthfund.org\/publications\/podcast\/2019\/apr\/its-harder-people-living-poverty-get-health-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins; text-decoration-line: underline;\" data-offset-key=\"71ude-3-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">who are in the lower class<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"71ude-4-0\"> of the population, it\u2019s not as easy. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"ap24n-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"ap24n-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ap24n-0-0\">In the case of the Coronavirus pandemic, what\u2019s usually recommended? Social distancing, an act that would require you to stay at a home that\u2019s large enough to fit your needs with all the resources such as food, electricity, and entertainment to keep you at bay. Sanitation, which needs stable access to running water, alcohol, soap, and disinfectants. Only going out for essential travel which needs face masks, safe transportation to avoid public exposure, and the necessary permits and possibly, proof of vaccination.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"2njdb-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"2njdb-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"2njdb-0-0\">If it wasn\u2019t obvious enough already, <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/graziadaily.co.uk\/life\/in-the-news\/viral-message-social-distancing-privilege\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins; text-decoration-line: underline;\" data-offset-key=\"2njdb-1-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">not everyone can say that they can afford<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"2njdb-2-0\"> all of this. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"cv084-0-0\"><h2 style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"cv084-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;\" data-offset-key=\"cv084-0-0\">We\u2019re all in this \u201ctogether\u201d<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"a1090-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"a1090-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"a1090-0-0\">As much as I\u2019d love to sing along with everyone else, the harsh reality is that we\u2019re only collectively experiencing the effects of this pandemic at a surface level. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"ch4it-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"ch4it-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ch4it-0-0\">It\u2019s the same, <i>but different<\/i>. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"6moie-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"6moie-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"6moie-0-0\">When a large-scale crisis happens, it usually exposes a <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-021-01284-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins; text-decoration-line: underline;\" data-offset-key=\"6moie-1-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">failed system<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"6moie-2-0\"> that was meant to prevent it. Governments didn\u2019t impose stricter policies at the start? Traveling outside started to spread the virus. Imposing a lockdown but failing to give proper financial and practical support to people in poverty? Lives will continue to be in danger. <\/span><\/div><h3 style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"6moie-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 21px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"6moie-2-0\"><b>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/2022\/11\/15\/the-public-transport-system-dilemma-of-the-philippines\/\">The Public Transport System Dilemma of the Philippines <\/a><\/b><\/span><\/h3><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"f72n8-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"f72n8-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"f72n8-0-0\">The rich are able to carry on with their lives through the use of a digital screen and online spaces, <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2020\/05\/22\/covid-19-we-are-not-all-in-it-together-less-privileged-in-society-are-suffering-the-brunt-of-the-damage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins; text-decoration-line: underline;\" data-offset-key=\"f72n8-1-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">the poor are left behind by the rest of the world<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"f72n8-2-0\"> because they can\u2019t keep up with it. The Internet and technology <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2021\/06\/22\/digital-divide-persists-even-as-americans-with-lower-incomes-make-gains-in-tech-adoption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins; text-decoration-line: underline;\" data-offset-key=\"f72n8-3-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">aren\u2019t exactly easy to get<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"f72n8-4-0\"> for everyone. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"4rfl1-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"4rfl1-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"4rfl1-0-0\">Make no mistake, COVID-19 feels like a pandemic for the poor and <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/afsee.atlanticfellows.org\/blog\/2020\/craig-dube-harare-covid19-lockdown-is-a-luxury-for-the-global-south-l8t22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins; text-decoration-line: underline;\" data-offset-key=\"4rfl1-1-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">a minor nuisance for the privileged<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"4rfl1-2-0\">. I was out here complaining that I didn\u2019t finish my senior year in college in the actual college while hundreds, if not millions out there <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesofyouth.org\/blog\/online-classes-are-future-millions-households-internet-connectivity-remains-privilege\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins; text-decoration-line: underline;\" data-offset-key=\"4rfl1-3-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">have to stop going to school<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"4rfl1-4-0\"> altogether. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"6anh3-0-0\"><h2 style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"6anh3-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;\" data-offset-key=\"6anh3-0-0\">Check your privilege<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"fql5h-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"fql5h-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"fql5h-0-0\">The next time I think about complaining about waking up early to sit in front of my laptop to type a few words and get paid for it, I\u2019ll remember to <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rappler.com\/voices\/rappler-blogs\/being-privileged-time-coronavirus-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins; text-decoration-line: underline;\" data-offset-key=\"fql5h-1-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">slap myself<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"fql5h-2-0\">.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"bn7jg-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"bn7jg-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"bn7jg-0-0\"><i>It\u2019s easy to complain. <\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"2v68f-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"2v68f-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"2v68f-0-0\">I think the pandemic is annoying. I think it sucks that I got my degree through <a href=\"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/2022\/12\/06\/media-says-were-ready-for-blended-learning-filipino-netizens-think-otherwise\/\">online classes<\/a>. I think it sucks that I\u2019m working in the same area I sleep and does my hobbies in. I think it sucks that I can only see my friends through social media. The fact that I\u2019m able to complain about all of these, already shows that <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-01-25\/covid-19-pandemic-exacerbating-wealth-inequality\/13089128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins; text-decoration-line: underline;\" data-offset-key=\"2v68f-1-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">my problems are miniscule<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"2v68f-2-0\"> compared to those who have to worry about whether or not they\u2019ll even have a meal for the day. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5meoj\" data-offset-key=\"63kkn-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"63kkn-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"63kkn-0-0\">We can\u2019t just sit here and say that \u201cthings are looking up\u201d when we see the number of cases start to go down. Sure, the virus may not be as wild as it was before due to more defined health protocols and <a href=\"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/2022\/12\/06\/the-race-for-the-covid-19-vaccine-continues-is-the-public-willing-to-take-a-shot\/\">vaccine<\/a> development, but we\u2019re not out of the woods just yet. 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