Abstract

The novel coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has developed into a pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 is highly contagious, and is associated with high mortality. Some SARS-CoV-2 mutants are reported to be highly transmissible and pathogenic, and even have the potential to escape immune response. Distinct immune signatures exist between symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients. Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients vary by age group. Currently, there are no proven effective therapeutics for COVID-19 and therefore controlling the spread of COVID-19 relies on the inoculation of vaccines, such as nucleic vaccines, inactivated vaccines, viral vector vaccines and protein vaccines. Here we summarized the progresses on the variants, clinical characteristics, treatments and vaccines for COVID-19.

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