Papers by Md. Shahidul Islam
Journal of Medical Virology, 2021
The entire world has been suffering from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic since M... more The entire world has been suffering from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic since March 11, 2020. More than a year later, the COVID‐19 vaccination brought hope to control this viral pandemic. Here, we review the unknowns of the COVID‐19 vaccination, such as its longevity, asymptomatic spread, long‐term side effects, and its efficacy on immunocompromised patients. In addition, we discuss challenges associated with the COVID‐19 vaccination, such as the global access and distribution of vaccine doses, adherence to hygiene guidelines after vaccination, the emergence of novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) variants, and vaccine resistance. Despite all these challenges and the fact that the end of the COVID‐19 pandemic is still unclear, vaccines have brought great hope for the world, with several reports indicating a significant decline in the risk of COVID19‐related infection and hospitalizations.
Journal of Medical Virology
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global challenge. Several governments of the wo... more Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global challenge. Several governments of the world have decided to take drastic actions in order to combat the spread of the disease, including the closing of air, maritime and land borders, as an extreme measure of isolation of each country/region. However, such measures had not prevented the disease from spreading globally; as COVID-19 has already spread in almost all countries. This virus's main victims are the healthcare personnel (HCP), who are physically and psychologically affected. The HCP serves as the first line of defense against this pandemic, what if we faced a significant loss in their number? And what if our HCP was going through a deep dark depression? The condition would be terrifying not only for now but also in the future. This raises the need for an intensified International collaboration, that mainly supports the HCP. We are throwing by challenging moments, and it is clear that social distancing, cooperation,...
Acta Biomed , 2020
An emerging virus, called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is the et... more An emerging virus, called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is the etiological agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The first cases of COVID-19 were reported on December 31st, 2019; all 41 reported individuals resided in Wuhan, Hubei province, China (1). However, symptoms of these positive patients appeared at least as early as December 1st, 2019 (2). Thus, the outbreak of COVID-19 has been suggested to have begun two months prior (3). This disease, that was contained to one specific region, in one specific province, in one specific country, is currently plaguing the entirety of the world (4). Indeed, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic on March 11th, 2020. At that point, 118,000 cases in 114 countries were known, and 4,291 people had already lost their lives (5). Meanwhile it was difficult to guess that more than 1,500,000 new cases in almost all countries and territories will be identified within a month (April 11th, 2020) after announcing the pandemic; and more than 5.7 million affected cases and more than 350,000 deaths in less than 6 months from the first reported case (May 27th, 2020) (6). Despite the fact that an epidemiologic study is needed to validate these numbers, the current estimates are alarming enough for the members of the
scientific community, government officials, and even many lay citizens, to realize the severity of this pandemic (7, 8).
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Papers by Md. Shahidul Islam
scientific community, government officials, and even many lay citizens, to realize the severity of this pandemic (7, 8).
scientific community, government officials, and even many lay citizens, to realize the severity of this pandemic (7, 8).