Clinically available/under trial drugs and vaccines for treatment of SARS-COV-2

ABSTRACT

Prior 2019 to work date entire world is seriously influenced by an appalling illness called COVID sickness [Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)] which is brought about by another strain of coronavirus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome-Coronavirus-2. This pandemic was first seen in the Hubei area in Wuhan city of China. To date above 170 million individuals have been influenced by this infection and more than 3 million individuals died. The race of finding specific therapeutic drugs and efficacious vaccine candidates is still going on to tackle the pandemic-associated morbidities. This chapter discussed different clinically accessible medications (remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, etc.) and immunizations (mRNA-1273, Sputanik, Pfizer, etc.) which are either in use or under trial for the treatment of COVID-19.