Klepikov I., COVID-19: Success Depends on Medical Concepts, Not Political Views, International Journal of Coronaviruses, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 21-25, ISSN 2692-1537, https://doi.org/10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3597. (https://oap-researcharticles.org/ijcv/article/1483) Abstract: An opinion piece argues that coherent medical concepts should guide pandemic response over political narratives. It stresses evidence-based decision-making, transparent risk communication, and iterative learning guided by clinical evidence. Keywords: