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Ukugonywa Okubuyela Esikoleni

Yileso sikhathi sonyaka futhi lapho siqala ukubona izinto zesikole njengamabhokisi okudla kwasemini, amapeni, amapensela, nama-notepad emashalofini esitolo. Lokho kungasho into eyodwa kuphela; sekuyisikhathi sokubuyela esikoleni. Kepha linda, asisabhekene nobhubhane lwe-COVID-19? Yebo, sikhona, kodwa njengoba abantu abaningi begonywa futhi nezinombolo zokulaliswa esibhedlela ziphansi, iqiniso liwukuthi izingane zilindeleke ukuthi zibuyele esikoleni ukuze ziqhubeke nemfundo yazo, ingxenye enkulu, mathupha. Njengomphathi womhlengikazi wohlelo lokugoma emnyangweni wezempilo wesifunda esikhulu, ngikhathazekile ngempilo yabafundi bethu kanye nempilo yomphakathi wethu njengoba kuqala isikole kulo nyaka. Bekuhlale kuyinselelo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abafundi bayagonywa ngaphambi kokuba babuyele esikoleni, futhi kulo nyaka, ikakhulukazi kulo nyaka ngemiphumela ubhubhane olube nayo ekutheni umphakathi wethu uthole izinsiza zokuvikela.

Khumbula emuva ngoMashi ka-2020 lapho i-COVID-19 ivala umhlaba? Sayeka ukwenza imisebenzi eminingi eyasiveza kwabanye abantu abangaphandle kwemizi yethu. Lokhu kwakuhlanganisa ukuya kubahlinzeki bezokwelapha ngaphandle kwalapho bekudingekile ngempela ukuhlangana mathupha ukuze bathole ukuxilongwa noma isampula laselabhu. Iminyaka emibili, umphakathi wethu awuzange uhambisane nokuqokwa kwezempilo kwaminyaka yonke kokuvikela njengokuhlanzwa kwamazinyo nokuhlolwa, ukuvivinya umzimba kwaminyaka yonke, futhi ukuqagele, izikhumbuzo eziqhubekayo nokuphathwa kokugoma okudingekayo eminyakeni ethile, ngenxa yokwesaba ukusabalalisa i-COVID-19. Sikubona ezindabeni futhi sibona ngezinombolo ne ukwehla okukhulu kokugoma kwezingane eminyakeni engama-30. Manje njengoba imingcele iya ngokuya iba ncipha futhi sesichitha isikhathi esiningi siseduze nabanye abantu namalungu omphakathi, kudingeka siqinisekise ukuthi sihlala siqaphile ukuze singangenwa ezinye izifo ezingasakazeka emphakathini wethu, ngaphezu kwe-COVID-19.

Phambilini sike sabona amathuba amaningi okuthi sigonywe emphakathini kodwa lo nyaka ungahle uhluke kancane. Ngikhumbula izinyanga ezandulela imicimbi yokubuyela esikoleni lapho ibutho lethu labahlengikazi emnyangweni wezempilo lalihlangana emhlanganweni wesidlo sasemini, futhi sasichitha amahora amathathu senza amasu, sihlela, futhi sihlela, futhi sabela amashifu emitholampilo eseduze. umphakathi ngemicimbi yokubuyela esikoleni. Besizonikeza izinkulungwane zokugoma emasontweni ambalwa ngaphambi kokuba isikole siqale unyaka nonyaka. Saqhuba imitholampilo iziteshi zomlilo (Shots For Tots and Teens clinics), kuwo wonke amahhovisi omnyango wezempilo (Izifunda zase-Adams Arapahoe naseDouglas, ozakwethu esifundeni saseDenver bathatha izenzo ezifanayo), izitolo ezinkulu, izindawo zokukhonzela, imihlangano yamasosha oBoy Scout kanye neGirl Scout, imicimbi yezemidlalo, ngisho nase-Aurora Mall. Abahlengikazi bethu babekhathele ngemva kwemitholampilo yokubuyela esikoleni, baqala ukuhlela imitholampilo yomkhuhlane wokuwa kanye nemitholampilo ye-pneumococcal ezofika ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo.

Kulo nyaka, abahlinzeki bethu bezempilo bakhathele ikakhulukazi ngemva kokubhekana nobhubhane oluqhubekayo iminyaka engaphezu kwemibili. Yize kusenemicimbi emikhulu yomphakathi nemitholampilo eyenzekayo, isibalo samathuba okugoma abafundi singase singandile njengoba bekunjalo phambilini. Kungase kuthathe isinyathelo esithe xaxa kubazali ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ingane yabo igonywe ngokugcwele ngaphambi, noma ngokushesha ngemva kokubuyela esikoleni. Njengoba iningi lomhlaba lisusa imikhawulo yokuhamba kanye nemicimbi emikhulu yomphakathi, kukhona Amathuba aphezulu okuthi izifo ezifana nesimungumungwane, umvukuzane, uvendle, kanye ne-pertussis zibuye zinamandla futhi zisabalale emphakathini wethu.. Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuvimbela lokhu ukuthi kungenzeki ukungavumi ukuthi lesi sifo sitholakale ngokugonywa. Asigcini nje ngokuzivikela thina nemindeni yethu, kodwa sivikela labo emphakathini wethu abanesizathu sangempela sezokwelapha ukuthi bangakwazi ukugonyelwa izifo ezinjengalezi, futhi sivikela abangani bethu nomndeni okungenzeka babe buthakathaka amasosha omzimba ngenxa yesifuba somoya, isifo sikashukela, isifo esingamahlalakhona sokuvinjwa kwamaphaphu (COPD), ukwelashwa komdlavuza, noma ezinye izimo ezihlukahlukene.

Cabangela lokhu njengobizo lokugcina ngaphambi noma ngokushesha ngemva kokuqala kwesikole, ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi asikuyeki ukuxwaya ezinye izifo ezithathelanayo ngokwenza isikhathi nomhlinzeki wezokwelapha womfundi wakho ukuze uthole ukugoma ngokomzimba nokugoma. Ngokuphikelela kancane sonke singaqinisekisa ukuthi ubhubhane olulandelayo esisabela kulo akulona osesinawo kakade amathuluzi nemigomo yokuluvimbela.