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Published on: January 12, 2024
Profile of SARS-CoV-2
Franz X Heinz1, Karin Stiasny2
1Center for Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1090, Vienna, Austria. franz.x.heinz@meduniwien.ac.at.
Abstract:
The recent emergence of a new coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‑2, SARS-CoV-2) that is transmitted efficiently among humans and can result in serious disease and/or death has become a global threat to public health and economy. In this article, we describe some of the most important characteristics of this new virus (including gaps in our understanding) and provide a perspective of ongoing activities for developing virus-specific countermeasures, such as vaccines and antiviral drugs.
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