How to Regain the Immunity We Lost to Lockdowns: Doctor

How to Regain the Immunity We Lost to Lockdowns: Doctor
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Yuhong Dong
By Archive, Health 1+1 and Yuhong Dong, M.D., Ph.D.
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When lockdowns began across the world due to the spread of COVID-19, mental health professionals quickly warned that, if prolonged, the shutdowns could do much damage to large portions of the population. Several studies have since proven the experts’ unfortunate predictions correct. 
“To get out of this pandemic, we need to break this vicious cycle,” said Dr. Yuhong Dong, an expert in antiviral drug development and infectious diseases and also Chief Scientific Officer of a Swiss biotech company. “In the fight against the pandemic, we need to inform people of their own anti-viral immunity, which is the root of fighting against this pandemic. Only when we grasp this fundamental can we find the fundamental solution to the pandemic.”