Abstract
As most of the countries have already passed the peaks of the second or third wave of infections, COVID-19 is (finally) on the wane and will soon touch the baseline persistence with a reduced death rate. The Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) or lethality is presently only ~2.0%, which is relatively low in comparison to the high of 14% in April 2020. More importantly, the lethality in healthy people is 20 times lower. In addition, successful vaccination programs are currently underway in several countries. Thus, although new pathogenic variants as well as a few isolated cases of resurgence, will continue to emerge, the worst seems to be over and we will surely win this battle soon.
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Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening
Title:COVID-19: Finally on Wane, with Reduced Lethality
Volume: 25 Issue: 5
Author(s): Deepak Sharma* Shalimar
Affiliation:
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, India
Abstract: As most of the countries have already passed the peaks of the second or third wave of infections, COVID-19 is (finally) on the wane and will soon touch the baseline persistence with a reduced death rate. The Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) or lethality is presently only ~2.0%, which is relatively low in comparison to the high of 14% in April 2020. More importantly, the lethality in healthy people is 20 times lower. In addition, successful vaccination programs are currently underway in several countries. Thus, although new pathogenic variants as well as a few isolated cases of resurgence, will continue to emerge, the worst seems to be over and we will surely win this battle soon.
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Sharma Deepak*, Shalimar , COVID-19: Finally on Wane, with Reduced Lethality, Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 2022; 25 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1386207324666210811130046
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1386207324666210811130046 |
Print ISSN 1386-2073 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5402 |
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