As COVID-19 drags on, I’ve tried to stay optimistic about scientific and medical developments. By highlighting research, I have hoped to explain (in Dutch and English) how various things will work to defeat COVID-19, and how to look out for your health. But all this time I’ve been frustrated about the things we are not doing, or are not doing enough of. 10th of January 2021 update: The advent of new highly transmissible variants makes this all even worse.