Bulletin of Semashko National Research Institute of Public HealthBulletin of Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health2415-84102415-8429FSSBI «N.A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health»1502Научная статьяCOVID-19 PANDEMIC: SOME LESSONSSpasennikovB. Aborisspasennikov@yandex.ruMoscow, Russian Federation181220204525708042022Copyright © 2020,2020The article discusses some aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Russia, like most countries in the world, was not ready for the emergence of a complex epidemiological situation. One of the lessons of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is that in Russia (and throughout the world), institutional transformations are in demand, as well as significant investments in medical science, medical university and postgraduate education, medical infrastructure, which will allow prevention, timely detection and respond to new threats of infectious diseases. In the course of the fight against the pandemic, problems of personnel, diagnostic, medicinal and logistical support in a difficult epidemiological situation were identified, which must be resolved. It is shown that the changes that need to be made in the curricula of training and advanced training of medical personnel require understanding; legal, personnel and educational work in medical universities. The compulsory health insurance system turned out to be an unnecessary element in the fight against the pandemic. Personnel problems associated with the work of nursing staff are discussed. It is shown that raising legal awareness, medical and legal culture is an important condition for conducting quarantine measures in a pandemic.COVID-19COVID-19pandemicpublic healthepidemiological analysistrainingforecastingplanninghealth policyaccess to health carelegal awarenessпандемияобщественное здоровьеэпидемиологический анализподготовка кадровпрогнозированиепланированиеполитика в области здравоохранениядоступность медицинской помощиправосознание