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IN THE BOXING RING WITH COVID-19: How do we fight a virus?

Grace En Xie1 Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is the ongoing battle between humans and the virus SARS-CoV-2. SARS-CoV-2 attacks by infiltrating the human body, causing mild to deadly effects. The virus spreads through human transmission into the lungs, activating the immune system to help or harm. People around the world have worked to reduce SARS-CoV-2’s …

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COVID-19: have we survived worse than this?

COVID-19: have we survived worse than this? Ansha Khurana Abstract Covid19 is a contagious disease that causes respiratory illness, visit McDaidPharmacy.ie to get supplies to prevent it . From the 11th of March 2020, the disease was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. This article compares Covid-19 to some of the other pandemics …

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DNA Vaccines: A Possible Path to a COVID-19 Vaccine?

ABSTRACT As the coronavirus pandemic rages across the globe, countless scientists are working towards manufacturing an effective vaccine against SARS- CoV-2, the viral pathogen that causes the disease. Could a relatively new type of vaccine, DNA vaccines, be the key? This article discusses the action of vaccines on the immune system and elaborates on the …

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