Socialization During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Social and Scientific Networks During Social Distancing

Momtazmanesh S 1 , Samieefar N 2 , Uddin LQ 3 , Ulrichs T 4 , Kelishadi R 5 , Roudenok V 6 Show all authors , Karakoc-Aydiner E 7 , Salunke DB 8 , Nouwen JL 9 , Becerra JCA 10 , Vieira DN 11 , Goudouris E 12 , Jamee M 13 , Khafaie MA 14 , Shamsizadeh M 15 , Golabchi MR 16 , Samimiat A 16 , Doostkamel D 17 , Afshar A 18 , Tabari MAK 19 , Lotfi M 20 , Boroujeni RY 2 , Rambod N 21 , Stashchak A 22 , Volokha A 23 , Pavalkis D 24 , Pereira A 25 , Latiff AHA 26 , Baylarov R 27 , Amirheidari B 28 , Ch MH 29 , Condino-Neto A 30 , Rezaei N 31

Affiliations 

  • 1 Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
  • 2 Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • 3 Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
  • 4 Institute for Research in International Assistance, Akkon University for Human Sciences, Berlin, Germany
  • 5 Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-Communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  • 6 Belarusian State Medical University, Minsk, Belarus
  • 7 Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology, Marmara University Hospital, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 8 National Interdisciplinary Centre of Vaccine, Immunotherapeutics and Antimicrobials, Department of Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
  • 9 Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • 10 Hospital National Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Peru
  • 11 Institute of Legal Medicine and Institute of Bioethics, University of Coimbra, Faculty of Medicine, Portugal, Coimbra, Portugal
  • 12 Pediatrics Department, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 13 Student Research Committee, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
  • 14 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
  • 15 USERN Office, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
  • 16 USERN Office, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
  • 17 Faculty of pharmacy, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
  • 18 USERN Office, The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
  • 19 USERN Office, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  • 20 USERN Office, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
  • 21 USERN Office, Islamic Azad University Medicine Faculty, Mashhad, Iran
  • 22 Kharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • 23 Pediatric Infectious Disease and Pediatric Immunology Department, Shupyk National Medical Academy for Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine
  • 24 Rector Medical University, Astana, Kazakhstan
  • 25 Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Coimbra, Portugal
  • 26 Allergy and Immunology Centre, Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 27 Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan
  • 28 Herbal and Traditional Medicines Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
  • 29 Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Guilan, Iran
  • 30 Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
  • 31 Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran. rezaei_nima@tums.ac.ir
Adv Exp Med Biol, 2021;1318:911-921.
PMID: 33973219 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63761-3_51

Abstract

In the COVID-19 era, while we are encouraged to be physically far away from each other, social and scientific networking is needed more than ever. The dire consequences of social distancing can be diminished by social networking. Social media, a quintessential component of social networking, facilitates the dissemination of reliable information and fighting against misinformation by health authorities. Distance learning, telemedicine, and telehealth are among the most prominent applications of networking during this pandemic. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the importance of collaborative scientific efforts. In this chapter, we summarize the advantages of harnessing both social and scientific networking in minimizing the harms of this pandemic. We also discuss the extra collaborative measures we can take in our fight against COVID-19, particularly in the scientific field.

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