Connolly Alison, Noone Peter, Buggy Conor, Costello Edel, Wright Frances, Farrell Claire, Lenehan Geraldine, Gillen Michael, Coulahan Peter, Wall Patrick, McDonnell Patricia, Flavin Nuala
UCD Centre for Safety and Health at Work, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy, and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Regional Occupational Health Service, HSE Dublin North East, Naas, Ireland.
Public Health Rev. 2025 Apr 29;46:1607427. doi: 10.3389/phrs.2025.1607427. eCollection 2025.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the end of the emergency phase of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in May 2023. Nations across the world address the effects of the pandemic and the need to plan for future pandemics. Ireland heavily focused on isolation and social distancing to curb the infection rate early in the pandemic. These long and extended lockdowns gave Ireland a very unique experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ireland's COVID-19 pandemic management was discussed by an expert panel on the strengths in our national pandemic action plans, areas not sufficiently addressed and requirements to ensure future pandemic preparedness plans are robust.
Recommendations include having a more strategic plan to protect society's most vulnerable people, a flexible national policy that swiftly implements advances in scientific knowledge and good practices, a robust communication plan including localised information to prevent "pandemic fatigue," and address challenges from restrictions, lockdowns and isolation such as mental health and wellbeing.
Lessons learnt from the Irish COVID-19 pandemic experience can be utilised for pandemic preparedness plans, nationally and internationally.
世界卫生组织（WHO）于2023年5月宣布2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的紧急阶段结束。世界各国都在应对这一疫情的影响以及为未来大流行做准备的必要性。在疫情初期，爱尔兰高度重视隔离和社交距离措施以控制感染率。这些长期且持续的封锁措施让爱尔兰在COVID-19大流行期间有了非常独特的经历。
一个专家小组讨论了爱尔兰的COVID-19疫情管理情况，内容涉及国家大流行行动计划的优势、未充分解决的领域以及确保未来大流行防范计划稳健的要求。
建议包括制定更具战略性的计划以保护社会中最脆弱的人群，制定灵活的国家政策以迅速应用科学知识和良好做法的进展，制定强有力的沟通计划，包括提供本地化信息以防止“大流行疲劳”，并应对限制措施、封锁和隔离带来的挑战，如心理健康和福祉问题。
从爱尔兰COVID-19疫情经历中吸取的教训可用于国家和国际层面的大流行防范计划。
