We are currently experiencing the realities of the most severe pandemic within living memory, with major impacts on the health and economic well-being of our planet. The scientific community has demonstrated an unprecedented mobilization capability, with the rapid development of vaccines and drugs targeting the protection of human life and palliative measures for infected individuals. However, are we adequately prepared for ongoing defense against COVID-19 and its variants in the post-pandemic world? Moreover, are we equipped to provide a satisfactory quality of life for individuals who are recovering from COVID-19 disease? What are the possibilities for the acceleration of the recovery process? Here, we give special consideration to the potential and already-demonstrated role of probiotics and traditional medical approaches to the management of current and potential future encounters with our major virus adversaries.

我们目前正在经历记忆中最严重的流行病的现实，对我们星球的健康和经济福祉产生重大影响。科学界展现出前所未有的动员能力，以保护人类生命为目标的疫苗和药物以及对感染者的姑息措施的快速发展。但是，我们是否为在大流行后世界持续防御 COVID-19 及其变体做好充分准备？此外，我们是否有能力为从 COVID-19 疾病中康复的个人提供令人满意的生活质量？加速恢复过程的可能性是什么？这里，