SARS-CoV-2 put a heavy financial burden on the healthcare system, with millions of laboratory-confirmed cases and deaths worldwide in the last 2 years. During the seventh wave of this pandemic, the continuously evolving nature of SARS-CoV-2 resulted in the emergence of new variants that harbor different mutations. Mutations are associated with changes in the virus behavior, including increased transmissibility, increased virulence, and evasion of neutralizing antibodies.
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January 2024
Background: SARS-CoV-2 is a life-threatening virus in the world. Scientific evidence indicates that this pathogen will emerge again in the future. Although the current vaccines have a pivotal role in the control of this pathogen, the emergence of new variants has a negative impact on their effectiveness.
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