Özet:

The infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, known as COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 19), was initially detected in December 2019 in China and then rapidly spread to the world. On January 13, 2020, the Thai Ministry of Public Health the first incident in a 61-year-old Chinese woman traveling to Thailand on January 8, 2020, living in the Chinese city of Wuhan. On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the epidemic a global pandemic. The effectiveness of drugs is being studied to prevent the spread of the disease and to control the pandemic, and a large number of COVID-19 vaccine candidates and drug candidates are being developed. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued emergency use approval for two mRNA vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna in December 2020. Other COVID-19 vaccines currently being developed are based on a variety of platforms that include mRNA, DNA, viral vectors, subunity, inactive and live weakened vaccines. This collection examines the role of tests, vaccines and medications used in the diagnosis and/or treatment of COVID-19.

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