Anti-SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Drugs and Vaccines

Dear Colleagues,

A novel strain of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first identified in late 2019 and triggered a pandemic which has been ongoing since March 2020. The pandemic has already had a serious impact on the global economy and has resulted thus far in over 2 million deaths and almost 100 million infections. The development of effective therapeutics is an urgent global priority to stop the spread of COVID-19 infections and prevent further fatalities. As such, a number of platforms such as drugs, vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, pharmacological therapy, plasma therapy, immune boosters, and alternative medicines have been explored. Researchers are fast-tracking this process, and there have already been significant developments during preclinical and clinical phases in a relatively short period. There are a number of drug candidates and vaccines developed for emergency use within a year, which is unprecedented in human history.

In this Special Issue of Biologics, the focus will be on the development of vaccines, pharmacological therapy, alternative medicines, monoclonal antibodies, plasma therapy, preclinical studies, clinical trials, replication, viral life cycle, and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2, as well as areas of identification of novel drug targets and any form of treatment models against COVID-19 infection. In vitro, in vivo, in silico, preclinical, and clinical trials are all welcome.

This Special Issue is for reviews or original research papers on biologics against the SARS-CoV-2 virus/COVID-19.

Prof. Dr. Vasso Apostolopoulos
Dr. Majid Hassanzadeganroudsari
Guest Editors

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