Are you tired of reading, hearing, and thinking about COVID-19? I certainly am. Nevertheless, we must continue to learn from this pandemic so that we do not make mistakes that could haunt us in the future.
Past pandemics motivated us to create sophisticated solutions for tracking diseases, treating illnesses, and improving our immunity with vaccines. Despite these amazing outputs, we have not advanced in one key area: our response to fear. When humans are frightened, such as when an erratic and highly infectious respiratory virus invades our lives, we identify a villain and unleash our full forces to eradicate it. History repeats itself again and again in this way.