What To Trust

 I turn to my mom's work for information about Covid-19. She works for the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. At the beginning of the pandemic when I was still living with her I was a lot more up to date about what was going on because it was all she would talk about. Now while I'm at school I trust what she reports to me over the phone and what UK puts out. I also look at CHOP's website for updates.  I do not trust news outlets for information as I rather get my medical advise as unbiased as possible. Even though health should not be controversial, somehow everything in 2020 is. Most of my family listens to what my mom and her hospital put out for information. I believe some of my friends are relying on faulty advice from unreliable sources found on their phones, however, since I am not home and not around them, I do not think much about it and focus on my safety more. With only having 2 or 3 friends in college so far I have not found myself having a conversation about what or what not to believe. It has caused not much if any conflict in my life. 

In the long run, I think that both the pandemic itself and the way it is being politicized are equally as dangerous. They work hand in hand together. The more political it becomes, the more people will stop following guidelines and regulations. The more people that start doing that, the more cases will spread,  worsening the pandemic itself, causing it to become even more politically charged. It is an endless cycle that I am really hoping ends soon. I am unsure of how this will effect our country in the long run- but I highly doubt it will be positive.