Welcome to Help Their Health
Student-Led Non-Profit Organization Driven by a Single Goal
To do our best in advocating a healthy lifestyle among the less privileged children especially during the covid-19 pandemic.
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Therefore, we strive to incorporate a healthy and well-nourished lifestyle into children's daily basis and catalyst for positive change in the community.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) contains a virus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which can severely harm the body [1]. Its chain of infection begins with droplets from an infected person's cough, sneeze, or breath that can be found in the air or on any surface you contact 1].
When infected, the virus moves down your respiratory tract; it hijacks the healthy cells by attaching its spiky surface proteins to the receptors on healthy cells, especially those in your lungs. Since the coronaviruses store their genetic material in RNA ribonucleic acid), it will replicate this and the virus will soon spread in the body [2]. Symptoms of this disease can range from mild to severe and may appear 2-14 days after someone is exposed to the virus: this includes fever, cough, tiredness, difficulty breathing, chest pain, etc.
Preventative measures involve washing your hands regularly with soap and water or alcohol, maintaining social distance of at least 1 meter, avoiding touching your eyes, nose or mouth, and staying home if you feel unwell.
Currently, COVID-19 is rapidly spreading around the world and has become a major global threat, affecting more than 185 millions people with over 4 million deaths worldwide [3]. Achieving herd immunity through high vaccination coverage rates in the population is required to stop this pandemic from causing further damage.
Vaccines boost immunity within the body and prevent us from getting the COVID-19 virus. There are many types of vaccines available globally such as whole virus, protein subunit, viral vector, and nucleic acid (RNA and DNA). Whole virus vaccines include live attenuated vaccines which use a weakened form of a virus but can still grow and replicate and inactivated vaccines which contain genetic material that has been destroyed, making them incapable of infecting and replicating cells but still capable of triggering an immune response [5].
Protein subunit vaccines use a specific protein from the virus [5]. Viral vector vaccines rely on body cells to produce antigens, which is accomplished by delivering genetic code for the COVID-19 spike proteins present on the virus's surface, into human cells via a modified virus [5]. Nucleic acid vaccines contain instructions for the body to make a specific protein from the pathogen, which is used to manufacture antigens and trigger
an immune response [5].
1. | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/dotw/covid-19/index.html. [Last accessed: 1 August 21] |
2. | World Health Organization [WHO]. Coronavirus. Available from: https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus#tab=tab_1. [Last accessed: 1 August 21] |
3. | Webmed. Coronavirus. Available from: https://www.webmd.com/lung/coronavirus-covid-19-affects-body#1. [Last accessed: 1 August 21] |
4. | World Health Organization [WHO]. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public. Available from: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public [Last accessed: 1 August 21] |
5. | Gavi. There are four types of COVID-19 vaccines: here’s how they work. Available from: https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/there-are-four-types-covid-19-vaccines-heres-how-they-work. [Last accessed: 1 August 21] |
Being healthy does not only mean being physically fit; it also involves being intellectually and emotionally well. Chronic diseases and long-term illnesses can be avoided by leading a healthy lifestyle. Self-esteem and self-image are aided by feeling good about yourself and taking care of your health. Therefore, a healthy lifestyle should be a part of everyone’s daily routine.
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