COVID-19: Current Developments and Further Opportunities in Drug Delivery and Therapeutics.

ABSTRACT: SARS-CoV-2 has affected people from all age groups, races and ethnicities. Given that many infected individuals are asymptomatic, they transmit the disease to others unknowingly, which has resulted in the spread of infection at an alarming rate. This review aims to provide an overview of the pathophysiology, preventive measures to reduce the disease spread, therapies currently in use, an update on vaccine development and opportunities for vaccine delivery. The World Health Organization has advised several precautions including social distancing, hand washing and the use of PPE including gloves and face masks for minimizing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection. At present, several antiviral therapies previously approved for other infections are being repositioned to study their efficacy again

SUBMITTER: Zafar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7601382 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature