What Lessons can Be Learned From the Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Abstrak
During the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2023), governments around the world implemented an unprecedented array of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2. From early 2021, these were accompanied by major population-wide COVID-19 vaccination programmes–often using novel mRNA/DNA technology, although some countries used traditional vaccines. Both the NPIs and the vaccine programmes were apparently justified by highly concerning model projections of how the pandemic could progress in their absence. Efforts to reduce the spread of misinformation during the pandemic meant that differing scientific opinions on each of these aspects inevitably received unequal weighting. In this perspective review, based on an international multi-disciplinary collaboration, we identify major problems with many aspects of these COVID-19 policies as they were implemented. We show how this resulted in adverse impacts for public health, society, and scientific progress. Therefore, we propose seven recommendations to reduce such adverse consequences in the future.
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Penulis (43)
Gerry A. Quinn
Gerry A. Quinn
Ronan Connolly
Ronan Connolly
Coilín ÓhAiseadha
Coilín ÓhAiseadha
Paul Hynds
Paul Hynds
Philipp Bagus
Ronald B. Brown
Carlos F. Cáceres
Clare Craig
Michael Connolly
Michael Connolly
Jose L. Domingo
Norman Fenton
Paul Frijters
Steven Hatfill
Raymond Heymans
Ari R. Joffe
Rosamond Jones
Gordan Lauc
Therese Lawrie
Robert W. Malone
Alan Mordue
Greta Mushet
Anton O’Connor
Jane Orient
José Antonio Peña-Ramos
Harvey A. Risch
Jessica Rose
Antonio Sánchez-Bayón
Ricardo F. Savaris
Michaéla C. Schippers
Dragos Simandan
Karol Sikora
Willie Soon
Willie Soon
Yaffa Shir-Raz
Demetrios A. Spandidos
Beny Spira
Aristides M. Tsatsakis
Harald Walach
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2025
- Sumber Database
- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.3389/ijph.2025.1607727
- Akses
- Open Access ✓