Commentary: Can we learn how to understand each other while we disagree over pandemic issues?

I recently spoke with a colleague in another city about how we would adjust our personal behaviors as COVID-19 cases rise once again. I have great respect for this physician, and both of us are well versed in the medical literature concerning COVID-19 and dedicated to the health of our patients and community and have cared for patients throughout the pandemic. But we disagreed on many of the issues we discussed. Our conversation illustrated that disagreements exist not only among members of the public but also among physicians, a group