

How annoying would that be? Instead, electrical impulses in your heart are triggered by the sinoatrial node, or SA node. Without this, your brain would have to send a signal to your heart to trigger every beat. That’s because your heartbeats are sparked by your own natural pacemaker – found within your heart. Everything you need to make your heart work, is right within the heart itself. Sure your brain has to do with how fast or slow your heart rate is, but it doesn’t actually control the beat of your heart.

The reason your heart survives is because it isn’t regulated by your brain.

It’ll survive, but not for long without medical intervention. But let’s say your heart somehow gets taken out of your body a la Temple of Doom (may need to cut). Keep in mind, that if your brain fails then so will your heart. But how? Your heart can beat completely independently of you as long as oxygen is provided. Your heart works so hard, it even puts in a little overtime. It’s constantly pumping blood throughout your body - delivering oxygen and nutrients to your muscles and brain in order for them to stay healthy and work properly. Your heart beats, on average, over 3 billion times during your lifetime. One thing that is true, it’s an extremely hard worker. It’s just a muscle that pumps blood to keep you alive. But in reality, none of this is true, your heart doesn’t think. It tells us who to love, makes us emotional and helps us write cheesy love songs.

Pop culture might make you think your heart does a lot of things. But did you know your heart can survive without you? But for how long? And how is this medical phenomenon possible? It’s the subject of countless songs, books, poems, it even has its own holiday dedicated to it. Theres no organ more memorable than your heart. The EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation entered into application on 1 July 2021 and is set to expire on 30 June 2023.We care a lot about our hearts, and it’s not just because they keep us alive. 51 countries across four continents have benefited from this system. The EU Digital COVID Certificate has also been a success worldwide: it has set a global standard for international travel and has been the only system in operation at international level. Indeed since August 2022 there have been no intra-EU travel restrictions anymore. In addition, it allowed to coordinate the lifting of these restrictions from the moment it was possible. The certificate facilitated safe travel for citizens across the European Union when Member States restricted travel on the grounds of public health. The certificate, which covered COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery, facilitated safe travel for citizens, and it has also been key to support Europe's hard-hit tourism industry. The EU Digital COVID certificate has been a crucial element in Europe's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 2.3 billion certificates issued.
