COVID-19 Publications. Summary of Abstracts

Vekerdi, Zoltán (2024) COVID-19 Publications. Summary of Abstracts. HONVÉDORVOS, 76 (1-2). pp. 48-60. ISSN 0133-879X

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Abstract

As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to critically reflect on and review the phenomenon that took millions of lives worldwide, overwhelmed medical capabilities, and devastated communities. The negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic include an economic downturn, disruption of societal functioning, and degradation of operational readiness. We can see that the destabilizing effects of pandemics pose threats to regional, multinational, and organizational security. Fortunately, pandemics are historically infrequent but with time, memories and clarity fade. We recognize that without a concerted, deliberate effort to preserve the knowledge we have gained, it will be lost. Looking forward, many of the lessons learned from this pandemic might be applied not only in future pandemics but also in combat operations and military operations other than war. To capture key lessons from the pandemic relevant to NATO, the NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine (MILMED COE) organized the COVID-19 Lessons Learned Workshop in Budapest, Hungary from 23 to 25 May 2023. The workshop was attended by 60 participants from 17 nations and multiple national and international organizations. The participants of the workshop were predominately from the military medical community, and as such, the scope through which the pandemic was viewed had a decidedly military-medical lens. The following are some of the abstracts from the plenary session of the workshop.

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