Pandemic number five – Latest insights into the COVID-19 crisis
About nine months after the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, this special issue of the Biomedical Journal takes stock of its evolution into a pandemic. We acquire an elaborate overview of the history and virology of SARS-CoV-2, the epidemiology of COVID-19, and the development of therapies and vaccines, bas...
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description | About nine months after the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, this special issue of the Biomedical Journal takes stock of its evolution into a pandemic. We acquire an elaborate overview of the history and virology of SARS-CoV-2, the epidemiology of COVID-19, and the development of therapies and vaccines, based on useful tools such as a pseudovirus system, artificial intelligence, and repurposing of existing drugs. Moreover, we learn about a potential link between COVID-19 and oral health, and some of the strategies that allowed Taiwan to handle the outbreak exceptionally well, including a COVID-19 biobank establishment, online tools for contact tracing, and the efficient management of emergency departments. |
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spelling | doaj.art-bba90dfb7cc243acbb33cdbe876c48632022-12-22T04:31:38ZengElsevierBiomedical Journal2319-41702020-08-01434305310Pandemic number five – Latest insights into the COVID-19 crisisSophia Julia Häfner0University of Copenhagen, BRIC Biotech Research & Innovation Centre, Anders Lund Group, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.; University of Copenhagen, BRIC Biotech Research & Innovation Centre, Anders Lund Group, Copenhagen, DenmarkAbout nine months after the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, this special issue of the Biomedical Journal takes stock of its evolution into a pandemic. We acquire an elaborate overview of the history and virology of SARS-CoV-2, the epidemiology of COVID-19, and the development of therapies and vaccines, based on useful tools such as a pseudovirus system, artificial intelligence, and repurposing of existing drugs. Moreover, we learn about a potential link between COVID-19 and oral health, and some of the strategies that allowed Taiwan to handle the outbreak exceptionally well, including a COVID-19 biobank establishment, online tools for contact tracing, and the efficient management of emergency departments.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417020301426COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Pseudovirus systemRepurposing drugsContact tracing |
spellingShingle | Sophia Julia Häfner Pandemic number five – Latest insights into the COVID-19 crisis Biomedical Journal COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Pseudovirus system Repurposing drugs Contact tracing |
title | Pandemic number five – Latest insights into the COVID-19 crisis |
title_full | Pandemic number five – Latest insights into the COVID-19 crisis |
title_fullStr | Pandemic number five – Latest insights into the COVID-19 crisis |
title_full_unstemmed | Pandemic number five – Latest insights into the COVID-19 crisis |
title_short | Pandemic number five – Latest insights into the COVID-19 crisis |
title_sort | pandemic number five latest insights into the covid 19 crisis |
topic | COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Pseudovirus system Repurposing drugs Contact tracing |
url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417020301426 |
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