One week before the opening of schools, the coronavirus pandemic seems to have started to attack again. Because, according to the figures announced on Saturday evening, the number of cases detected was based on 20,000, while the number of those who lost their lives increased to 245. Since the last week, the number of people who died from the pandemic has exceeded 200, which inevitably increased the anxiety in the society.
The increase in this concern is not only the increase in the number of deaths, but the increase in the number of deaths, despite the increase in vaccination rates throughout the country, further fuels the concern. From the beginning, I have always drawn attention to the importance of being vaccinated to prevent the epidemic. In a way, I took a stand against the anti-vaccine opponents. However, when we look at the statements made, the fact that the number of deaths increases rather than a decrease despite the significant increase in vaccination throughout the country inevitably leads to hesitations in the minds. Inevitably, society awaits the explanation of the contradiction in question. Although some people explain the increase in the cases as generally due to changes in the virus, in other words, new variants, in any case, they say that vaccination allows those who get caught to get over the disease slightly, in other words, the numbers of those who are hospitalized in intensive care and those who die are much less than those who are not vaccinated. they state. This situation inevitably leads to a relaxation in the society, especially in those who are vaccinated. Inevitably, it spreads the notion that nothing will happen to me.
The point I would like to emphasize is that the most important issue in the prevention of the epidemic has been persistently emphasized/emphasized in the statements made by both specialist healthcare professionals and administrators. This created a serious glimmer of hope in the community to get rid of the epidemic. However, for this situation to continue, the increase in the number of cases and deaths must be decreasing. Otherwise, the hope that the epidemic will be eliminated in the society will give way to despair, and if new closure periods come to the agenda, it means that a disappointment in the society, and beyond that, the intimidation caused by the closures will increase even more. It has been stated almost every day that every precaution has been taken against the epidemic, especially since days, so that face-to-face training will begin on September 6. Meanwhile, in private schools, primary, secondary and high schools have been opened since August 23. If this situation destroys the optimistic mood that has formed in our children who have been separated from their schools, teachers and friends for two years, it will be very difficult to re-establish the ties that have been broken from school and education, and our offspring will have a situation where the lost year will increase from two to three.
In this regard, the reason for the increase in the number of cases and deaths against the increase in vaccination should be clearly shared with the society and necessary precautions should be taken. The ups and downs in the epidemic create a tendency towards what some people in the society say rather than the statements of experts and officials. It has now been clearly seen that it is possible to prevent the epidemic by acting together with the state and society in the fight against the epidemic. Otherwise, although the implementation of some measures alone slows the pace of the epidemic for a while, the increase starts soon again. As such, the measures taken do not make much sense.