Journal of Immunobiology

Modes of Preventing Secondary and Tertiary Community Spread of Future Epidemics COVID-19

Abstract

Sunil J. Wimalawansa

A stronger immune system is essential to swiftly overcoming invading pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi.  Infections with any virus in the coronavirus family is no exception.  In addition to making right decisions that promptly enable control of the disease, facilitating people to have a strong immune system is the key reason that reduce complications and deaths from COVID-19 and other microbes.  Measures such as community testing for COVID-19, supervised home quarantining, and effective social distancing, the use of face masks, and adhering to personal hygiene, enable flattening of infectious peaks, minimize hospital burden, and improved clinical outcomes.  Having a strong innate immune system prevents viruses from entering human cells, enhance neutralization and destruction, and allow quicker elimination of COVID-19.  Vitamin D facilitates all these process, occurring through multiple pathways.  The latter includes  the production of neutralizing antibodies, release of antimicrobial peptides, and stimulation of immune cells to destroy COVID-19.  In addition to vitamin D sufficiency, other factors important in preventing primary and secondary peaks of COVID-19 include, sufficiency of antioxidants and trace minerals, such as zinc and selenium and vitamin K₂ and magnesium, safe sun exposure, together with adhering to preventative public health principles, such as keeping social distance, wearing face masks in public, and proper personal hygiene.