Since emerging in late December 2019, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has contributed to over 4.5 million deaths worldwide, and many more “long-haulers” have been left to endure a range of long-term side effects. While impacts on health have been devastating, the COVID-19 pandemic has metastasized through entire societies and nearly every aspect of social life. Indeed, the pandemic has mobilized and changed governments and political parties, economies, public health, medicine, militaries, religions, the media, families, and individuals. While some of these efforts and changes have worked to curtail the pandemic, others have served to prolong the misery and suffering. As we have witnessed the erosion of democratic institutions, the expansion of social inequalities, and the further disintegration of societies, it is unclear whether we will ever really “return to brunch.” One fact is certain. Although medicine and public health are uniquely equipped to address the biological and behavioral aspects of the coronavirus, they are far less suited to contribute to our understanding of the enduring social, cultural, institutional, and structural ramifications of the pandemic. To be sure, these broader questions of society and social life will require years of sociological analysis.

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冠状病毒 (COVID-19) 与社会特刊简介

自 2019 年 12 月下旬出现以来，冠状病毒 (COVID-19) 大流行已导致全球超过 450 万人死亡，还有更多“长途运输者”不得不忍受一系列长期副作用。虽然对健康的影响是毁灭性的，但 COVID-19 大流行已经蔓延到整个社会和社会生活的几乎所有方面。事实上，疫情已经动员并改变了政府和政党、经济、公共卫生、医药、军队、宗教、媒体、家庭和个人。虽然其中一些努力和变化有助于遏制大流行，但其他努力和变化却延长了苦难和苦难。由于我们目睹了民主制度的侵蚀、社会不平等的扩大以及社会的进一步解体，我们是否真的会“回归早午餐”尚不清楚。一个事实是肯定的。尽管医学和公共卫生具有独特的能力来解决冠状病毒的生物学和行为方面的问题，但它们远不太适合帮助我们理解大流行的持久社会、文化、制度和结构后果。为了确定，