Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Dr Nathan | How COVID Changed Our Nervous System

26 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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A brief talk asserting that COVID-19 had widespread effects on the human vagal system and added a pervasive layer of fear and threat, producing collective trauma over the pandemic years. The speaker notes behavioral responses (e.g., continued mask use) and references public-health messaging about COVID risk relative to other viral infections.

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Covid profoundly affected the vagal system of every human being on this planet. It added another layer of fear and threat to all of us. And we've all dealt with that differently. There are some people who are still wearing masks, thinking that it helps them. And it's like they've been taught or told that they need to do that in order to protect themselves. And they're going to protect themselves. In point of fact, the CDC just announced that we should be looking at. Covid is no different than any viral infection. There's no reason to view it, but we have four years of trauma there.