{"id":83705,"date":"2025-04-29T16:59:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/?p=83705"},"modified":"2025-04-29T16:59:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:59:24","slug":"five-years-after-covid-19-experiences-lessons-learned-and-future-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/en\/english\/five-years-after-covid-19-experiences-lessons-learned-and-future-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Years After COVID-19: Experiences, Lessons Learned, and Future Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Together, they oversaw the implementation of the COVID-19 regulations at Goethe University Frankfurt during the pandemic: Ren\u00e9 Hummerich and Heike K\u00f6rber, from the Departments of Occupational Safety and Biological Safety respectively, look back on an extremely intensive, at times burdensome, but also highly productive and insightful period.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/beitragsbild-fuenf-jahre-nach-corona-650x450px-500x346.jpg\" alt=\"Vor dem PEG-Geb\u00e4ude (Ende 2021). Foto: Peter Kiefer, Goethe-Universit\u00e4t Frankfurt\" class=\"wp-image-83663\" style=\"width:602px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/beitragsbild-fuenf-jahre-nach-corona-650x450px-500x346.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/beitragsbild-fuenf-jahre-nach-corona-650x450px-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/beitragsbild-fuenf-jahre-nach-corona-650x450px-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/beitragsbild-fuenf-jahre-nach-corona-650x450px.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The entrance to the PEG Building (late 2021). Photo: Peter Kiefer, Goethe University Frankfurt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UniReport: Dr. Hummerich, Dr. K\u00f6rber, five years on, when you now look back on the pandemic: was there a particular moment that stood out for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ren\u00e9 Hummerich:<\/strong> I still vividly recall the beginning of the pandemic: At the turn of the year 2019\/2020, the coronavirus outbreak still seemed very far away; it entered our living rooms only via the TV screens and other media. By the end of January, it became clear that we would also be affected \u2013 and not just marginally \u2013 even though we didn\u2019t yet know exactly what this would mean for our lives. It was only the first lockdown, instituted in Germany on March 22, and the frightening images from Bergamo, Italy, and other countries that made both the scope and the impact become somewhat clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Heike K\u00f6rber:<\/strong> I especially remember a feeling of helplessness in spring 2020: neither the transmission routes nor the environmental stability of SARS-CoV-2 were yet fully understood, risk groups had not yet been defined, and effective protective measures were also still under development. The mere act of discussing whether and how masks could help also resulted in a lot of uncertainty. At that time, the <em>Coronavirus Update<\/em> podcast by Berlin-based virologist Christian Drosten, broadcast almost daily from late February 2020 onwards, gave me a lot of hope and helped keep me grounded in scientific facts. Later, I was personally very moved by cases of severe infection and by people who struggled to cope with the contact restrictions and quarantine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Both of you saw your workload increase exponentially during the pandemic period.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hummerich:<\/strong> It was like a three-year work tunnel that we, and my deputy Ms. Sylvia Richter, were sucked into. After Germany declared a pandemic situation of national significance, the university\u2019s executive board set up a dedicated crisis management team. That\u2019s when it really began: endless phone calls, countless emails \u2013 until the national and state regulations were finally issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>K\u00f6rber<\/strong>: Countless COVID-19 regulations were enacted during that time, many of which changed weekly \u2013 some even daily. We had to process them and prepare the information for the university leadership; the resulting directives were then posted on the university website. Apart from that, there were also countless inquiries to handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hummerich<\/strong>: When we weren\u2019t working, we were at home following the latest news on TV or the internet, trying to stay updated on both infection rates and the latest political measures. Despite a consistently heavy workload \u2013 in excess of 70 hours a week \u2013 what kept us motivated was the swift and successful implementation of protective measures to safeguard university members and maintain academic and research operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In your view, what went well and what didn\u2019t?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>K\u00f6rber:<\/strong> With its well-functioning crisis team, Goethe University was able to respond very quickly to new regulatory requirements. Thanks to the enormous commitment of everyone involved, social distancing and hygiene concepts for essential on-campus activities \u2013 especially in the natural sciences, medicine, and for exams \u2013 were implemented surprisingly fast. Technical solutions, such as online meetings and work-from-home arrangements, were rapidly made available by the university&#8217;s computing center. The more flexible working hours are something we continue to benefit from today. One thing that didn\u2019t work so well was that due to technical constraints, we were unable to notify all university staff by email about changes in real time. The only thing we could do was to ask people to check the website, which meant a lot of information either got lost or didn\u2019t reach its recipients in time. This gave rise to a very high number of consultations and discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Did either of you personally contract COVID-19?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hummerich:<\/strong> I caught it in 2022, just as the restrictions were being relaxed. I probably got infected on a crowded, poorly ventilated bus on my way home from work, surrounded by people who were already partying at full force again in my hometown of Darmstadt. It was a time when people were getting very careless, even when it came to wearing masks in public spaces, and that although it was clear the pandemic wasn\u2019t over yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>K\u00f6rber:<\/strong> I got infected relatively late \u2013 in January 2024, at a demonstration against right-wing extremism. I spent quite some time outside in a large crowd, and thought I had been cautious enough. I ended up being ill for three weeks and experienced lingering taste irritations afterward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you believe the closures of educational institutions were necessary?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hummerich:<\/strong> At the start of the pandemic, lacking any precise knowledge of transmission routes and with inadequate protective measures and resources (such as insufficient masks and tests), closures and lockdowns were a necessity to protect the population, including university staff and students.<br>Later, once hygiene concepts, protective gear, and testing were in place, closures weren\u2019t strictly necessary anymore. As for the closure of schools: from today\u2019s perspective, the assumption at the time that children were pandemic drivers cannot be upheld. It would be appropriate to critically review school closures and other measures for future pandemics and incorporate those lessons into new pandemic plans and action catalogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>K\u00f6rber:<\/strong> Based on the knowledge available at the time, I do understand the decision to close schools. People were reminded of the Spanish flu, an early 20th-century pandemic that claimed millions of lives, and one also caused by an airborne pathogen. In this case, school closures had helped reduce infection rates \u2013 although of course living conditions were very different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outgoing federal health minister Karl Lauterbach later said that a general vaccination mandate (had it been adopted by parliament) would have been a mistake. What do you think?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hummerich:<\/strong> Here it\u2019s important to differentiate: the facility-specific vaccination mandate, introduced in March 2022 for medical and care institutions, aimed to better protect patients and people in need of care from COVID-19. At the time, politicians and experts saw it as the only way to protect vulnerable groups.<br>Whether a general vaccination mandate would have impacted the pandemic\u2019s course is pure speculation. If a general mandate were to be considered in a future pandemic, it would require thorough scientific \u2013 and, more importantly, societal \u2013 evaluation. Such a measure must be broadly accepted by the majority of the population; otherwise, severe societal upheaval could result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>K\u00f6rber:<\/strong> Ultimately, these questions boil down to the kind of society we want to live in. Should vulnerable groups be protected through collective action \u2013 like hygiene measures, reducing contact, quarantine, and vaccination \u2013 or should we prioritize the \u201cfreedom\u201d of the majority, accepting that vulnerable individuals may have to isolate themselves, fall ill, or even die? I\u2019d like to highlight the so-called prevention paradox (\u201cThere is no glory in prevention\u201d, Geoffrey Rose, epidemiologist), which posits that measures whose success is not immediately visible or only partially provable are often questioned afterward. 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