[Update 2021: COVID-19 from the perspective of infectious diseases specialty]. / Update 2021: COVID-19 aus Sicht der Infektiologie.

ABSTRACT

From an infectious disease perspective, there have been outstanding findings since January 2020 far beyond the knowledge gained about SARS-CoV, which hopefully will help us to manage future pandemics. Positive highlights include the increased public awareness of infectious disease epidemiology, the increase in immunological knowledge, and the successful use of existing vaccine development platforms and technologies. This article presents a personal selection of interesting developments in recent months.