“…The authors argued that the experiences, framed mostly as challenges, identified from the 46 articles were similar over time (∼20 years), geographic contexts, and pathogens and focused mostly on individual level concerns, similar to literature surrounding HCWs’ experiences during pandemic times, for example, in the context of mental health ( Ng et al, 2020 ; Spoorthy, 2020 ). Beyond the individual-level experiences, two concepts that tend to receive attention in the context of pandemics include social cohesion and community resilience, typically framed as having an influence on the ways in which pandemics play out in specific settings ( Jewett et al, 2021 ; Ware, 2023 ). Further, exploring the impact of structural aspects on pandemic progress in a variety of settings could help to identify system vulnerabilities and the socio-cultural supports in settings where resources are constrained ( Smith, 2020 ).…”