Title:A Comprehensive Review on COVID-19: Emphasis on Current Vaccination
and Nanotechnology Aspects
Volume: 17
Issue: 4
Author(s): Akriti Rai, Kamal Shah, Rajiv Sharma and Hitesh Kumar Dewangan*
Affiliation:
- University Institute of Pharma Sciences (UIPS), Chandigarh
University NH-95, Chandigarh Ludhiana Highway, Mohali Punjab, India
Keywords:
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV, immune system, nanotechnology, treatment.
Abstract: COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has been expanding. SARS-CoV caused
an outbreak in early 2000, while MERS-CoV had a similar expansion of illness in early 2010. Nanotechnology
has been employed for nasal delivery of drugs to conquer a variety of challenges that
emerge during mucosal administration. The role of nanotechnology is highly relevant to counter this
“virus” nano enemy. This technique directs the safe and effective distribution of accessible therapeutic
choices using tailored nanocarriers, as well as the interruption of virion assembly, by preventing
the early contact of viral spike glycoprotein with host cell surface receptors. This study summarises
what we know about earlier SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV illnesses, with the goal of better understanding
the recently discovered SARS-CoV-2 virus. It also explains the progress made so far in
creating COVID-19 vaccines/ treatments using existing methods. Furthermore, we studied nanotechnology-
based vaccinations and therapeutic medications that are now undergoing clinical trials
and other alternatives.