[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":434},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-music-and-the-mental-health-pandemic":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":198,"relatedBooks":338},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":35,"project_category":51,"contact_email_category":57,"yst_prominent_words":58,"class_list":70,"better_featured_image":101,"acf":133,"yoast_meta":142,"_links":145},34305,"2021-05-13T10:00:00","2021-05-13T08:00:00",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=34305&_wpnonce=acd16bbae0&status=auto-draft&type=post","2021-09-16T10:59:50","2021-09-16T08:59:50","music-and-the-mental-health-pandemic","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmusic-and-the-mental-health-pandemic",{"rendered":17},"Can Music Technologies Help The Mental Health Pandemic?",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>We tend to think that we know how our brain works. We believe that art and creativity (thus, music, too) belong to the right hemisphere of it and math, logic, linear thinking and facts to the left. Interestingly, as Daniel J. Levitin explains in his book, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fdaniellevitin.com\u002Fpublicpage\u002Fbooks\u002Fthis-is-your-brain-on-music\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">“This Is Your Brain on Music”\u003C\u002Fa>, music is processed \u003Cem>throughout\u003C\u002Fem> the brain. Maybe that is why music has been elemental throughout human history: it can connect people with each other. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So when the first lockdown began worldwide, we all started to look for things to do at home, to eliminate the feeling of disconnectedness. One choice, watching movies, was obvious – and so the streaming wars have begun. Ever since, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fsimonchandler\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F24\u002Fnetflix-traffic-hits-all-time-highs-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-says-att\u002F?sh=3a814e0b3adc\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdeadline.com\u002F2020\u002F12\u002Fhbo-max-streaming-12-6-million-subscribers-att-ceo-john-stankey-the-undoing-1234652083\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">HBO Max\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Farielshapiro\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F23\u002Fexclusive-disney-sees-huge-subscription-spike-as-homebound-audiences-clamor-for-content\u002F#298bb44817c4\" target=\"_blank\">Disney+\u003C\u002Fa> and the rest have been ruling the space, giving an unprecedented boost to at-home watching. But another area has also achieved tremendous growth: music downloads. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While the mental health remnants of COVID-19 turned into a second pandemic, many people started using music for two specific reasons: either for sleep and relaxation or for more and better focus. As it turns out (no surprises), music can help in both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Amazing Effect of Music on Mental Health - A Future Bit From The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FzJ2YGLuzGfo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Music is happiness\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Music that helps reduce stress or boost productivity started to give a beat to traditional music through streaming apps, Spotify, YouTube, and others. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.savethemusic.org\u002Fblog\u002Fstudy-music-has-been-key-to-improving-mental-health-during-covid\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In a study\u003C\u002Fa>, Americans have ranked listening to music #1 as most important to improving happiness. Indeed, music added to people’s overall glee globally. No wonder: music “\u003Cem>impacts brain function and human behaviour, including by reducing stress, pain and symptoms of depression as well as improving cognitive and motor skills\u003C\u002Fem>” – \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ucf.edu\u002Fpegasus\u002Fyour-brain-on-music\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as written\u003C\u002Fa> of a popular class, “Music and Brain” at the University of Central Florida. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This class is held by neuroscientist Kiminobu Sugaya and world-renowned violinist Ayako Yonetani; they also \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ucf.edu\u002Fnews\u002Fmusic-and-the-brain-a-love-story-of-two-ucf-professors\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">conduct research\u003C\u002Fa> looking at the impact certain music has on the frontal lobe of the brain. Listening to music, as they explained, can change your ability to perceive time, reduce seizures, boost your immune system, assist in repairing brain damage and make you smarter. After all, the sound is nothing else but “\u003Cem>a \u003C\u002Fem>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fswlh\u002Fthis-is-your-brain-on-music-501e3ee0d45e\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cem>mental image\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cem>, created by our brains.\u003C\u002Fem>” So much for sure is that we needed this additional support over the past 12+ months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002F1_L3h8T3E9cNzhkM642Md7Wg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34307\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>A deeper look inside\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“\u003Cem>COVID-19, in general, is supposed to prevent us from travelling\u003C\u002Fem>”, – begins \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fscholar.google.hu\u002Fcitations?user=yiTXrokAAAAJ&hl=hu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr Janos Kollar\u003C\u002Fa>, clinical and mental hygiene psychologist, music therapist. “\u003Cem>But in fact, it facilitates travel by providing an opportunity to explore internal rather than external areas. Music is an excellent “vehicle” for this. During COVID, we have the opportunity to get to know our souls more deeply. Music can serve as an excellent tool for this\u003C\u002Fem>”. The university docent also talked about what type of music we should listen to. In short: it strongly depends on the personality, culture, or mood of the listener.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>“It matters what kind of music we start the day with and how we end it. Few are aware of this, but in reality, we are able to consciously program our mood with the help of music, which allows us to make direct contact with the deeper layers of our personality by bypassing verbal channels. We are also able to reach levels that are very difficult to describe in words. Therefore, music can be used in therapy.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Fmusic-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34309\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Fmusic-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Fmusic-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Fmusic-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Fmusic.jpg 1621w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Music that helps you focus\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We recently interviewed Los Angeles-based tech entrepreneur and music producer Will Henshall for \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fposts\u002Fmaking-you-more-50339540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Medical Futurist Patreon site\u003C\u002Fa> about how music can enhance productivity. The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.focusatwill.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Focus@Will\u003C\u002Fa> founder explained how he and his team had spent ten years researching for their science-driven instrumental music streaming service. “\u003Cem>Essentially, we have tested our audio next to other types of music and measured the effects on the brain, heart rate and tracked this alongside personal reporting to ensure our hypothesis can be validated\u003C\u002Fem>”  – Henshall explained for The Medical Futurist. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>They published the results in their \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Farxiv.org\u002Fabs\u002F1610.04255\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">white paper\u003C\u002Fa>, ‘The Influence of Streamlined Music on Cognition and Mood.’ While listening to music, the sound waves first reach your eardrums and go straight into your brain. “\u003Cem>Listening to the right kind of music can increase focus and productivity,”\u003C\u002Fem> the company says on their website. Their \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Farxiv.org\u002Fabs\u002F1610.04255\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">studies\u003C\u002Fa> disclose a 200-400% increase in focus time with their most active users. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I sure can agree – I use a specific type of music whenever I want to boost my productivity. Good beats keep me focused, help me get things done, and lift me when I get low on energy. I have used the same service and the same type of beats for almost ten years now. It’s scientifically optimised music, that helps me focus. I admit: I needed an extra kick of science, and I never regretted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmusic-and-health-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Music and digital health\" class=\"wp-image-21044\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmusic-and-health-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmusic-and-health-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmusic-and-health.jpg 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.health.harvard.edu\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>…and what helps you unwind\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, music can also make you drift off and relax. In a study published in the SBV Journal of Basic, Clinical and Applied Health Science, researchers examined the influence of music as a coping strategy during COVID-19. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the last sentence \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fjbcahs.sbvjournals.com\u002Fdoi\u002FJBCAHS\u002Fpdf\u002F10.5005\u002Fjp-journals-10082-02266\" target=\"_blank\">of this study\u003C\u002Fa> best summarises the impact of music on our lives after COVID. “\u003Cem>The use of music to entrain positive thoughts and create hope in the minds of people will help them to cope with the sense of isolation, negativity, and a feeling of hopelessness during COVID19\u003C\u002Fem>;\u003Cem> making them more able and strong to survive whatever may come.\u003C\u002Fem>” And we got back to Dr Kollar’s assertion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How playing an instrument benefits your brain - Anita Collins\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FR0JKCYZ8hng?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\u002F>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Quarantine and loneliness certainly impacted all our mental well-being. By applying various techniques (from listening to music to playing an instrument, dancing or singing) people managed to better cope with the physical and psychological challenges the virus has put on us. In that sense, music really is a part of the toolkit of\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Flifestyle-medicine-could-be-the-key-for-digital-health-adoption\" target=\"_blank\"> lifestyle medicine\u003C\u002Fa>; providing prevention and adding to patients’ overall well-being. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>After all, we can all use a bit of superpower: the human connection that music can provide us.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. A community of empowered patients, future-oriented healthcare professionals, concerned health policymakers, sensible health tech developers, and enthusiastic medical students. If there were ever a time to join us, it is now. Every contribution, however big or small, powers our research and sustains our future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">\u003Cstrong style=\"background-color: #e71d3299; color: #000;\">Click here to support The Medical Futurist from as little as $3\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> – it only takes a minute. Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>We tend to think that we know how our brain works. 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In addition to providing real-world advice on what technology can do to support us (like \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-apps-to-use-during-the-covid-19-quarantine\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Health Apps To Use During Quarantine\u003C\u002Fa> or \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-sober-state-of-artificial-intelligence-in-the-fight-against-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\">The State of A.I. in the Fight Against COVID-19\u003C\u002Fa>), we often provided forecasts (\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhen-and-how-will-covid-19-end\" target=\"_blank\">When And How Will COVID End?\u003C\u002Fa>) and predictions about the management and the potential outcome of the epidemic (\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwill-there-be-a-second-wave-of-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\">Will There Be A Second Wave\u003C\u002Fa>). We even created \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-medical-futurist-handbook-to-fight-against-the-covid-19-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\">an entire handbook\u003C\u002Fa> to give away for free!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>After drawing attention to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fyour-data-privacy-during-a-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">privacy\u003C\u002Fa> and data protection issues raised by the pandemic (we \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fyour-privacy-in-the-digital-health-era-the-medical-futurists-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">issued a guide\u003C\u002Fa> for the connoisseurs!), we debunked \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdebunking-covid-19-theories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conspiracy theories\u003C\u002Fa> and raised questions about the future of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fan-immunity-passport-after-covid-19-and-how-digital-health-can-support-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">immunity passports\u003C\u002Fa> (notably, the decision is still not out on this one). \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>But, most importantly, we tried to ring the bell repeatedly about the importance of \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-unlikely-rise-of-science-and-digital-health-during-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>listening to science\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong> instead of goofy self-made heroes of the day, or, as a matter of fact, politicians. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F06\u002F200413-donald-trump-anthony-fauci-ew-1205p_22596ad08aaba2010dd37f34597b561f.fit-760w.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28847\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: Jonathan Ernst \u002F Reuters\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Our most important benchmark, really, is if COVID-19 will ever end, and if we will live our lives in normalcy in the near future. Will future generations refer to these years as we refer today to the times of the Spanish Flu? Will we all be immunised in a global effort like we are against polio and get over the virus or will it live with us forever? But simply because foresight is “\u003Cem>not about predicting the future, it’s about minimising surprise\u003C\u002Fem>” (as \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKarl_Schroeder\" target=\"_blank\">Karl Schroeder\u003C\u002Fa> famously said), it is high time to encapsulate what we can expect for life in 2021 and beyond. If for nothing else than to minimise further surprises for everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Life in 2021: \u003Cstrong>What we already know and experience – and will stay with us for good\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Thorough hand washing and a bigger emphasis on basic hygiene\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr>This should have been the practice for a long time – but it is now, and it is here to stay, bringing about a cultural change in many countries.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Handshakes are a\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftime.com\u002F5842469\u002Fcoronavirus-handshake-social-touch\u002F\" target=\"_blank\"> thing of the past\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftime.com\u002F5842469\u002Fcoronavirus-handshake-social-touch\u002F\">\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fa>After trying the fist bump, the elbow bump or even the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fabcn.ws\u002F2VQLq0H\" target=\"_blank\">footshake\u003C\u002Fa>, maybe it is time we learnt the Japanese way of bending towards each other – or still, the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgfycat.com\u002Flawfulrealdromaeosaur\" target=\"_blank\">Vulcan salute\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fget-used-to-it-remote-care-is-the-new-norm\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>Telemedicine as the new norm\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fa>You can find out how you can use it in your area and\u002For with your primary care physician.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Digital contact tracing\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr>As we stated above, it still won’t work due to privacy issues, the dependence on big tech companies’ products, and at the same time, comparatively too few users.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Vaccinations work\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr>And their possible side effects are relatively small. So if you haven’t been vaccinated yet, it’s time to get the jab. (Twice.)\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Fd2dbc563-6be6-4eea-a1e1-a5f0ed01c471-COVID-Salutatitons-768x691.jpeg\" alt=\"Life in 2021: Alternatives to handshakes\" class=\"wp-image-34227\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Fd2dbc563-6be6-4eea-a1e1-a5f0ed01c471-COVID-Salutatitons-768x691.jpeg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Fd2dbc563-6be6-4eea-a1e1-a5f0ed01c471-COVID-Salutatitons.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: usatoday.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Life in 2021: \u003Cstrong>What is a close call and will be decided soon\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Vaccinating children\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr>With the U.S. and others already vaccinating 16+ers, we are a step away from this in other countries as well. Studies are ongoing with the jab aimed at kids between \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fd41586-021-01061-4\" target=\"_blank\">12-15\u003C\u002Fa> – and even \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fabcnews.go.com\u002FUS\u002Fchildren-young-months-now-covid-19-vaccine-trials\u002Fstory?id=77353416\" target=\"_blank\">younger\u003C\u002Fa>. BioNTech chief Uğur Şahin \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffortune.com\u002F2021\u002F04\u002F29\u002Fcovid-vaccines-kids-biontech-available-summer-june\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">announced\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Cem>“positive (but preliminary) trial results at the end of March, for children between the ages of 12 and 15.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Vaccinating pregnant and lactating women\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr>Pregnant mothers are at more risk of developing severe symptoms from COVID-19, therefore it is even more important for them to get vaccinated. At the same time, lactating mothers pass \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.harvard.edu\u002Fgazette\u002Fstory\u002F2021\u002F03\u002Fstudy-shows-covid-19-vaccinated-mothers-pass-antibodies-to-newborns\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">antibodies to their newborns\u003C\u002Fa> after getting the jab.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Level and threshold of herd immunity\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Fnews-room\u002Fq-a-detail\u002Fherd-immunity-lockdowns-and-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\">Herd immunity\u003C\u002Fa> is reached when the spread of the disease becomes unlikely due to the high number of people vaccinated. There already are several good examples of countries reaching herd immunity, with the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fhealth-56722186\" target=\"_blank\">state of Israel\u003C\u002Fa> being the most obvious. Almost 60% of its 9.3M population has already been vaccinated; while the islands of Seychelles also aim for the full vaccination of its less than 100.000 inhabitants. If all goes well, the EU is expected to reach herd immunity by late summer 2021.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F171_tmf-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Life in 2021: news about COVID\" class=\"wp-image-28361\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F171_tmf-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F171_tmf-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F171_tmf-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F171_tmf-01-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F171_tmf-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Life in 2021: \u003Cstrong>What we won’t know for a while\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Re-vaccinations & annual shots\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr>At the moment it is still unclear if we will be needing a third shot of vaccines. Leading pharma companies (like Pfizer of J&J) have \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2021\u002F04\u002F15\u002Fpfizer-ceo-says-third-covid-vaccine-dose-likely-needed-within-12-months.html\" target=\"_blank\">addressed the issue\u003C\u002Fa> stating that besides the third shot for full vaccination, there might have to be an annual repetition of the jab, just like the seasonal flu shots. Moreover, due to the slow vaccination progress, we can even expect new surges of the virus.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Masks and vaccines\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr>We also don’t know what life will be like in highly vaccinated regions\u002Fareas – will we be able to live our lives without masks? We sure do hope so, and for the moment it seems \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fworld-us-canada-56908373\" target=\"_blank\">the CDC agrees\u003C\u002Fa>, at least outdoors.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Combined vaccines\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr>We don’t know yet if it is possible \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nbcnews.com\u002Fhealth\u002Fhealth-news\u002Fpharmacists-say-pooling-covid-vaccines-could-save-thousands-doses-n1258149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to pool\u003C\u002Fa> or \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fd41586-021-00315-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">combine vaccines\u003C\u002Fa> with each other. And if there was an annual COVID shot, could it be incorporated in the seasonal flu vaccine? This is not a concept out of the blue as such combinations have been administered all over the world for half a century – like the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine you receive at age 1 and 6. How mRNA has complicated this issue is a question scientists need to provide an answer to.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Summing it up, here’s what I’m going to do – these will be my rules of thumb for the next months:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>RULE No.1.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Not meeting people without a mask unless I know that they have received both doses of their vaccines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>RULE No.2.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I will keep social distancing. 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