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Medical Developments in the Fight Against COVID-19

Development of a vaccine for the novel disease coronavirus has become a public health priority, and pharmaceutical companies and researchers across the country are hard at work. After the development of the vaccine and preclinical testing, there are three phases of human testing before it is submitted to the FDA for approval. According to the doctors at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, the earliest a coronavirus vaccine would be deployable would be a year to a year and a half from now. Even as countries entertain the thought of relaxing lockdown and restarting life within the COVID era, the novel coronavirus continues to say more lives. As of now, COVID-19 has infected about 4.5 million people across the planet and caused 3,03,651 fatalities. Until there’s a vaccine for this novel disease it is up to us to protect ourselves. Following CDC guidelines and using medical essentials like sanitizers, masks, disposable bed sheet , and disposable bags can help us st...

Medical Developments in the Fight Against COVID-19

Development of a vaccine for the novel disease coronavirus has become a public health priority, and pharmaceutical companies and researchers across the country are hard at work. After the development of the vaccine and preclinical testing, there are three phases of human testing before it is submitted to the FDA for approval. According to the doctors at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, the earliest a coronavirus vaccine would be deployable would be a year to a year and a half from now. Even as countries entertain the thought of relaxing lockdown and restarting life within the COVID era, the novel coronavirus continues to say more lives. As of now, COVID-19 has infected about 4.5 million people across the planet and caused 3,03,651 fatalities. Until there’s a vaccine for this novel disease it is up to us to protect ourselves. Following CDC guidelines and using medical essentials like sanitizers, masks, disposable bed sheet , and disposable bags can help us st...

Watch Out for These Symptoms of Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread and countries across the globe get gripped by the respiratory disease, it becomes very important for the general public to know about its symptoms. Creating awareness about the deadly disease is the only way to halt the spread. According to WHO, the symptoms of COVID-19 vary greatly and there could be asymptomatic carriers as well. However, the most common symptoms listed by WHO include fever, dry cough and tiredness. Besides these, sore throat, runny nose, diarrhoea, nasal congestion and loss of sense of smell and taste are also some symptoms to watch out for. As per the studies done so far, about 80% of the patients infected with COVID-19 experience mild symptoms and recover without any special medical treatment. It is the elderly people and those suffering from an ailment (like high blood pressure, diabetes, heart problem) or those who have a compromised immune system who are at the greatest risk of getting seriously ill with coronav...