Misty Cochrane

Elizabeth Hauser

English 112

June 16, 2021

Healthcare Workers and Covid-19

Health Care Workers and Covid-19

Coronavirus is an infectious disease discovered in late 2019 that affects the respiratory organs. The disease (COVID-19) is primarily transmitted when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or breathes out. The disease has caused a pandemic and caused a worldwide nightmare, causing more than three million deaths. Its fast spread saw it reach even remote geographical locations worldwide. Healthcare workers are on the frontline trying to curb the virus and mitigate people from its effects.

They, however, find themselves in dangerous positions as they get exposed to the virus and are at a high risk of contracting it. Lack of protective gear and other necessary protective equipment to cushion them from the virus makes the numbers of those infected increase, causing many worries.

Authors Spoorthy et al., in the article “COVID-19: protecting healthcare workers”, talk of the need to cushion healthcare workers to ensure reduced risk of getting infected. The authors cite various problems, including lack of access to personal protective gears (PPEs) by some healthcare workers, leading to increased infections and deaths. This article discusses the risk faced by healthcare workers when handling coronavirus patients. The evidence from the figures shown indicates empirical data that outline the effects of the disease.

The article by Spoorthy and co-authors is an influential publication that successfully outlines the need for PPEs. It uses logos, pathos, and ethos to give findings of various studies that have covered the effects of the coronavirus disease. For instance, the authors provide figures from the China National Health Commission that indicate 3300 healthcare workers tested positive by March 2020. These sources help substantiate and show the seriousness of the issues, including their effects. The data obtained is helpful in the governments and concerns organizations for appropriate intervention and ensures their frontline workers are protected. According to Ng et al.,

compared to Covid-19 deaths in 203 countries, the virus has infected over 176 million people worldwide, and deaths have totaled over 3.8 million in more than two hundred countries. Reports also show that most healthcare workers and caregivers suffer physically and mentally from long hours of work, losing patients and colleagues.

There is a need for PPEs and healthy working conditions to help reduce the risk of contracting the virus by a considerable percentage (Ng et al., p. 766). The explanations help grab the audience’s attention and understand the depth of the case and the drastic effects that healthcare workers face. For instance, in Italy, 20% of healthcare workers have been infected or died from COVID-19. These figures and evidence help raise concerns on the need for action by the government and other private firms tasked with ensuring healthcare workers are protected, such as the World Health Organization. The figures emphasize that PPEs are essential for the security of health care workers and the deliberate effort to curb the pandemic. Also, the articulation of various cases creates emotional burgage and thus drives the demand for intervention measures.

From the article, the authors have successfully brought out the problem of PPEs and the need for the equipment to reduce the risk of losing healthcare workers to the virus. The appeal to the governments is also compelling and necessary because they are the target audience and are at the forefront of influencing response to increase access to PPEs. The statements, evidence, and statistics make the article persuasive in using logic, emotions, and authenticity to ensure relevance.

Finally, the authenticity and experience of the authors in health matters qualify the authors and ensures trust. The evidence used in the article successfully persuades the audience on the need to act fast to save healthcare workers.

Work Cited

Ng, Kangqi, et al. “COVID-19 and the risk to health care workers: a case report.” Annals of internal medicine 172.11 (2020): 766-767.

Spoorthy, Mamidipalli Sai, Sree Karthik Pratapa, and Supriya Mahant. “Mental health problems faced by healthcare workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic–A review.” Asian journal of psychiatry 51 (2020): 102119.

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