This pandemic made a mockery out of Western medicine that supposes one has to wait to have justified belief to act while Eastern countries were able to act much faster and more effectively.
I don’t think the handling of the pandemics has anything to do with Western/Eastern medicine. Some of the countries that most successfully fought against it are western (I am thinking of Australia and New Zealand, despite the recent outbreak in Sydney).
Australia and New Zealand fought the pandemic by preventing incoming travel.
Simply using the first testing methods they come up with instead of waiting for justification for the tests was key for why countries like South Korea and Vietnam did a lot of testing very early.
I don’t think the handling of the pandemics has anything to do with Western/Eastern medicine. Some of the countries that most successfully fought against it are western (I am thinking of Australia and New Zealand, despite the recent outbreak in Sydney).
Australia and New Zealand fought the pandemic by preventing incoming travel.
Simply using the first testing methods they come up with instead of waiting for justification for the tests was key for why countries like South Korea and Vietnam did a lot of testing very early.