Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has now become a serious global threat after inflicting more than 8 million infections and 425,000 deaths in less than 6 months. Currently, no definitive treatment or prevention therapy exists for COVID-19. The unprecedented rise of this pandemic has rapidly fueled research efforts to discover and develop new vaccines and treatment strategies against this novel coronavirus. While hundreds of vaccines/therapeutics are still in the preclinical or early stage of clinical development, a few of them have shown promising results in controlling the infection. Here, in this review, we discuss the promising vaccines and treatment options for COVID-19, their challenges, and potential alternative strategies.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, convalescent plasma, Drug repurposing, SARS-CoV-2, Stem cell therapy, vaccine interventions, 【초록키워드】 Treatment, coronavirus disease, Vaccine, coronavirus, pandemic, therapy, Infection, Novel coronavirus, Research, death, early stage, treatment strategy, acute respiratory syndrome, effort, clinical development, while, shown, develop, less, 【제목키워드】 Strategy, prevention, Control,