1. The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Need for an Integrated and Equitable Approach: An International Expert Consensus Paper
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Sergio Pillon, Mariella Catalano, Benjamin Brenner, Zsolt Pecsvarady, Ismail Elalamy, Joseph Lewis, Jean-Claude Wautrecht, D. Olinic, Vincent Maréchal, Mouna Sassi, Isabelle Mahé, Anna Falanga, Nusrat Jabeen, Charles A. Carter, Mary-Paula Colgan, Alexander Makatsariya, Alfonso Tafur, Kasse Aa, Tazi Mezalek Zoubida, Meletios-Athanasios Dimopoulos, Michèle Sabbah, Darko Antic, Yiannis Theodorou, Alex C. Spyropoulos, Vladimir Chekhonin, Meganathan Kannan, Katalin Farkas, Peter Klein-Wegel, Job Harenberg, P Massamba Mbaye, Joseph Gligorov, Manuel Monreal Bosch, Grigoris T. Gerotziafas, Pier Luigi Antignani, Hikmat Abdel-Razeq, James D. Douketis, Gerit Schernthaner, Petros Agathaggelou, Ali T. Taher, Jawed Fareed, Essam Abo Elnazar, Irina Panovska-Stavridis, Patrick Van Dreden, Fabio Leivano, Gerry Fowkes, Fakiha Siddiqui, Mark A. Ligocki, Tishya Indran, Kostantinos Konstantinidis, Bulent Kantarcioglu, Jin Shiomura, Bahare Fazeli, Chryssa Papageorgiou, Yongquan Gu, Anny Slama-Schwok, Eduardo Ramacciotti, Zenguo Zhai, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Sorbonne Université (SU), CHU Tenon [AP-HP], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU), Università degli Studi di Milano = University of Milan (UNIMI), Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Campbell University [Buies Creek, NC, USA] (CU), University of Karachi, Heidelberg University, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca = University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB), Loyola University [Chicago], Cyprus Institute (CyI), University of Belgrade [Belgrade], Nuova Villa Claudia [Rome, Italy] (NVC), Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM), Rambam Health Care Campus [Haifa, Israel], Technion - Israel Institute of Technology [Haifa], Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (MHRF), St James's University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Trinity College Dublin, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), McMaster University [Hamilton, Ontario], Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health [Hamilton, ON, Canada] (FIRH), Ministry of Health [Saudi Arabia], Szent Imre Hospital [Budapest, Hungary] (SIH), Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Capital University of Medical Sciences [Beijing] (CUMS), Hôpitaux Universitaires de l'Est Parisien [Paris] (HUEP), Monash Medical Centre [Clayton, Australia], Central University of Tamil Nadu [Thiruvarur, India] (CUTN), Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN), Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital [Istanbul, Turkey] (OTRH), Centre International de Cancérologie de Dakar [Dakar, Senegal] (CICD), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Université Virtuelle du Sénégal [Dakar, Senegal] (UVS), Innovations thérapeutiques en hémostase (IThEM - U1140), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), University Clinic of Hematology [Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia] (UCH), University of Medicine and Pharmacy [Cluj-Napoca, Romania] (UMP), Service d'Anesthésie réanimation [CHU Tenon], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU), Flor Ferenc Teaching Hospital [Kistarcsa, Hungary] (2FTH), San Camillo Forlanini Hospital [Rome], Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), Science Valley Research Institute [São Paulo, Brazil] (SVRI), King Hussein Cancer Center [Amman, Jordan] (KH2C), CHU Fattouma Bourguiba [Monastir] (HFB), Medizinische Universität Wien = Medical University of Vienna, Nobelpharma Co. 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[Tokyo, Japan], Hôpital Erasme [Bruxelles] (ULB), Faculté de Médecine [Bruxelles] (ULB), Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)-Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), North Shore University Cardiologists [Skokie, Illinois, USA] (NSUC), American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center (AUB), Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann [Potsdam, Germany] (KEVB), Peking University [Beijing], Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences [Beijing, China] (CAMS), Peking Union Medical College [Beijing, China], Université Mohammed V de Rabat [Agdal] (UM5), Scientific Reviewer Committee: Gregory Y H Lip, Michael Makris, Sam Schulman, Wolfgang Siess, Christian Weber, Sabbah, Michèle, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CR Saint-Antoine), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-CHU Saint-Antoine [AP-HP], Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP), University of Milan, Centre d'Immunologie et de Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca [Milano] (UNIMIB), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Paris (UP), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP), and University of Mohammed V
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Background One year after the declaration of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) and despite the implementation of mandatory physical barriers and social distancing, humanity remains challenged by a long-lasting and devastating public health crisis. Management Non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs) are efficient mitigation strategies. The success of these NPIs is dependent on the approval and commitment of the population. The launch of a mass vaccination program in many countries in late December 2020 with mRNA vaccines, adenovirus-based vaccines, and inactivated virus vaccines has generated hope for the end of the pandemic. Current Issues The continuous appearance of new pathogenic viral strains and the ability of vaccines to prevent infection and transmission raise important concerns as we try to achieve community immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its variants. The need of a second and even third generation of vaccines has already been acknowledged by the WHO and governments. Perspectives There is a critical and urgent need for a balanced and integrated strategy for the management of the COVID-19 outbreaks organized on three axes: (1) Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 infection, (2) Detection and early diagnosis of patients at risk of disease worsening, and (3) Anticipation of medical care (PDA). Conclusion The “PDA strategy” integrated into state policy for the support and expansion of health systems and introduction of digital organizations (i.e., telemedicine, e-Health, artificial intelligence, and machine-learning technology) is of major importance for the preservation of citizens' health and life world-wide.
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