Case Studies of Clinical Trials for Coronavirus Disease in the Biotechnology and Clinical Research Sectors, 2019

Authors

  • Melanie K. Pearce Brock University, Niagara Region, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada
  • Nathanael E. Hughes George Clinical,The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

Abstract

On March 11th, 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic. Coronaviruses are non-segmented positive-sense ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses in the Coronaviridae family, which typically affects the respiratory, gastrointestinal, hepatic and neurologic systems.

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2025-03-22

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Melanie K. Pearce, & Nathanael E. Hughes. (2025). Case Studies of Clinical Trials for Coronavirus Disease in the Biotechnology and Clinical Research Sectors, 2019. Clinical Trials and Practice – Open Journal, 8(1), 10–12. Retrieved from https://openventio.us/index.php/CTP/article/view/2285

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): Volume 8 Issue 1 2025

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