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Therapeutic and Preventive Approaches against COVID-19: A Review

Ilyes Zatla, Lamia Boublenza, Hafida Hassaine

Abstract


Several vaccines are found for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, responsible for the Coronavirus Disease ‘COVID-19’ but with a no clear, unified and effective treatment plan, nor definitive therapies for it, but only a variety of potential approaches. The objective of this work was to present, an overview of a variety of therapeutic and preventive approaches that have been applied instead, in a matter to calm the fatal viral pneumonia and developing safe, effective, anti-coronavirus therapeutic agents from naturally derived compounds would make a hopeful solution to end this pandemic. A number of experimental therapies have been rushed into clinical trials for COVID-19 patients, and with medical journals publishing new COVID-19 research studies at breakneck speed, it can be difficult to keep up with the latest news and guidelines. Potential anti-coronavirus therapies can be divided into two categories depending on the target, one acting on the human immune system or human cells, and another, on the virus itself.


Keywords


SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, mask, therapy, vaccine.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37591/rrjomv.v11i3.2748

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