During the post-pandemic era, it is sometimes argued that the average person’s health will deteriorate in the future. While I agree that the worry is warranted, I steadily believe the polar opposite will be the case.
在后疫情时代，人们有时会认为未来人们的平均健康水平会恶化。虽然我认为这种担心是有一定依据的，但我依旧认为情况会截然相反。
It is tempting to hold the view that the average standard of people’s health will be lower. Firstly, our health conditions are jeopardized by environmental pollution, with industrial smog and traffic fumes. Secondly, the rapid pace of life has left us worn out and tired, even anxious and depressed. Additionally, since the out-break of COVID-19, an increasing number of individuals have been continually trapped into the sense of unsafety and disappointment, which hits some persons that keeping themselves away from various viruses is exceedingly challenging.
人们容易认为人的平均健康标准会降低。首先，受到工业和交通产生的烟雾等的影响，我们的健康状况受到了环境污染的危害。其次，快节奏的生活使我们疲惫不堪，甚至感到焦虑、抑郁。此外，自从新冠疫情爆发以来，越来越多的人不断陷入不安全感和失望中，这让一些人感到远离各种病毒是一个极大的挑战。
However, the pandemic has presented both challenges and opportunities for the healthcare sector. The rapid advancement of health tech, like digital medicine, virtual care delivery, quicker drug and vaccine candidate discoveries and so on. Other worries are also overblown, and I believe people’s health will be further improved. For one thing, the awareness of environmental protection around the globe has universally increased. As we all know, net zero has gone viral, and China has taken on the responsibility to tackle the climate problems for truly green economy. For another, we have been paying more attention to both physical and mental health and wellbeing. The hit for livestreaming fitness routines and heated discussions on “lie flat” or “involution” can illustrate the point.
然而，这场疫情给医疗卫生部门既带去了挑战，也带去了机遇。医疗科技的快速发展，如数字医疗、虚拟护理服务、更快的药物和候选疫苗的研发等等。其他的担心也是多余的，人们的健康将得到进一步改善。首先，全球的环境保护意识普遍提高。众所周知，碳中和已成为当下热议的话题，中国也已经承担起缓解气候问题之责，为实现真正的绿色经济而努力。另一方面，我们更加关注身心健康和幸福。健身视频的热播和对 "平躺 "或 "内卷 "的激烈讨论可以说明这一点。
To sum up, though we face a myriad of challenges keeping healthy, in no way should the problems cloud our judgment and change the belief that people in the future will have higher living standards and benefit from advanced health technologies.
总而言之，尽管我们在保持健康方面面临着无数的挑战，但无论如何，这些问题都不应该影响我们的判断，不应该改变我们的信念——未来人们将受益于先进的健康技术，拥有更高的生活水平。
Date: August 17, 2022
