Though some may be thinking, "Not again," there are many who never stopped living as they did in those two years when fear—symbolized by the face covering worn alone while driving vehicles and even when exercising—became a religion heralded by media and public health officials.

However, Priscilla Romans, a former nurse and now a patient advocate, told The Epoch Times that there's a better way.

"People need to be empowered to take their health care back into their own hands so that they can make informed decisions," Ms. Romans said.

Most importantly, she said, don't give in to fear.

"When people ask me, 'Is this really going to start happening all over again,' my comment to them is, 'I don't know if this is real or not, but I do know that fear makes people sick,'" Ms. Romans said. "So, when we empower people, we infuse them with hope so that they don't have to be afraid."

Hope, Ms. Romans said, is a medicine not to be underestimated.