Review of lessons from COVID -19 pandemic

ABSTRACT

Background: The current COVID-19 pandemic is theorized to end with worldwide endemicity. As the disease was new to the scientific community, its pop up was handled with various albeit debatable approaches the world over. This paper reviews some of the most controversial measures that many authorities took in response to the pandemic. Objective(s) To logically suggest proper options for the handling COVID-19 disease basing on scientific evidence Methods: This is a review paper. It contains revisiting guidelines suggested by WHO;policy response by nations;debates in the scientific community and consequences on various choices made by different authorities all over the world. Result(s) Five areas of controversies have been identified and discussed. These areas include opinionated versus science (evidence) based decisions;public health approach versus individualized medicine;the role of natural immunity;healthy living;and information sharing. Conclusion(s) Nations still have the opportunity to revisit and give a second thought to their approaches, policies and regulation regarding the ongoing pandemic and its anticipated fate in the globe.