Human Coronaviruses are common throughout the world. There are many different coronaviruses identified in animals but only a small number of these can cause disease in humans.
On 7 January 2020, ‘Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2’ (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed as the causative agent of ‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’ or COVID-19. The majority of the case-patients initially identified were dealers and vendors at a seafood, poultry and live wildlife market in China. Since then, the virus has spread to more than 100 countries, including South Africa. READ MORE….
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Fear of contracting COVID-19, lockdown restrictions and financial pressure. These are the three main reasons, according to a recent survey.
How next-generation COVID-19 vaccines could help to end the pandemic
A year ago, we had no COVID-19 vaccines, now we have many. Could the next generation of vaccines be better still?