A return to fairly normal times like before the Covid-19 pandemic is long overdue like at least since Spring 2021! This is another good reason!
Why SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 is a relatively harmless disease and why the cure was worse than the disease.
"Masks. Gloves. Swabs. Syringes. Needles. Multiply them by the millions.
COVID-19 has generated tens of thousands of tons of extra medical waste globally, adding “tremendous strain” to hospitals’ waste management systems, a new WHO report finds. The WHO says pandemic waste from health facilities alone includes:
144,000 tons of syringes, needles, and safety boxes from 8 billion doses of vaccine
2,600 tons of mostly plastic waste and 731,000 liters of chemical waste from +140 million test kits
Not to mention 87,000 tons of PPE shipped via a UN emergency initiative alone. ..."
"Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has put tremendous strain on health care waste management systems around the world, threatening human and environmental health and exposing a dire need to improve waste management practices ...
They point out that over 140 million test kits, with a potential to generate 2,600 tonnes of non-infectious waste (mainly plastic) and 731,000 litres of chemical waste (equivalent to one-third of an Olympic-size swimming pool) have been shipped, while over 8 billion doses of vaccine have been administered globally producing 144,000 tonnes of additional waste in the form of syringes, needles, and safety boxes. ..."
The authors note that this just provides an initial indication of the scale of the COVID-19 waste problem. It does not take into account any of the COVID-19 commodities procured outside of the initiative, nor waste generated by the public like disposable medical masks.
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