text: Could Probiotics and Postbiotics Function as Silver Bullet in the Post COVID 19 Era We are currently experiencing the realities of the most severe pandemic within living memory with major impacts on the health and economic well being of our planet The scientific community has demonstrated an unprecedented mobilization capability with the rapid development of vaccines and drugs targeting the protection of human life and palliative measures for infected individuals However are we adequately prepared for ongoing defense against COVID 19 and its variants in the post pandemic world Moreover are we equipped to provide a satisfactory quality of life for individuals who are recovering from COVID 19 disease What are the possibilities for the acceleration of the recovery process Here we give special consideration to the potential and already demonstrated role of probiotics and traditional medical approaches to the management of current and potential future encounters with our major virus adversaries 