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“corona virus”[tiab] OR “corona pandemic”[tiab] OR coronavir*[tiab] OR covid19[tiab] OR covid*[tiab] OR “wuhan virus”[tiab] OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome”[tiab] OR “novel CoV”[tiab] OR 2019nCoV[tiab] OR ncov[tiab] OR NCOV19[tiab] OR ncovid[tiab] OR sarscov2[tiab] OR sars2[tiab] OR “sars 2″[tiab] OR “sars-cov”[tiab] OR “sarscov 2″[tiab] OR “sars cov 2″[tiab] OR “sars co v 2″[tiab] OR sarscov[tiab] OR “sars virus”[tiab] OR “social distancing”[tiab] OR “flatten the curve”[tiab] OR “flattening the curve”[tiab] OR pandoeconom*[tiab] OR twindemic*[tiab] OR “solidarity trial”[tiab] OR “operation warp speed”[tiab] OR COVAX[tiab] OR “Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations”[tiab] OR “ACT-Accelerator”[tiab] OR “ACT Accelerator”[tiab] OR BNT162b2[tiab] OR comirnaty[tiab] OR “mRNA-1273″[tiab] OR CoviShield[tiab] OR AZD1222[tiab] OR “ChAdOx1-S”[tiab] OR “ChAdOx1 S”[tiab] OR “ChAdOx1 nCoV-19″[tiab] OR vaxzevria[tiab] OR “Sputnik V”[tiab] OR “Sputnik light”[tiab] OR “Sputnik-light”[tiab] OR CoronaVac[tiab] OR picoVacc[tiab] OR “BBIBP-CorV”[tiab] OR “Ad26.CoV2.S”[tiab] OR “ad26.covs.1″[tiab] OR “ad26.cov”[tiab] OR “JNJ-78436735″[tiab] OR Ad26COVS1[tiab] OR VAC31518[tiab] OR EpiVacCorona[tiab] OR Convidicea[tiab] OR “Ad5-nCoV”[tiab] OR pakvac[tiab] OR Novavax[tiab] OR “NVX-CoV2373″[tiab] OR Sinovac[tiab] OR sinopharm[tiab] OR Covaxin[tiab] OR “COVIran Barakat”[tiab] OR BBV152[tiab] OR “WIBP-CorV”[tiab] OR KoviVac[tiab] OR CoviVac[tiab] OR ZF2001[tiab] OR “RBD-Dimer”[tiab] OR QazVac[tiab] OR “QazCovid-in”[tiab] OR “TAK-919″[tiab] OR “NVX-CoV2373″[tiab] OR “ZyCoV-D”[tiab] OR “CIGB 66″[tiab] OR CVnCoV[tiab] OR “INO-4800″[tiab] OR “VIR-7831″[tiab] OR “UB-612″[tiab] OR BNT162[tiab] OR “GRAd-COV2″[tiab] OR “SCB-2019″[tiab] OR “Razi Cov Pars”[tiab] OR Nanocovax[tiab] OR “AdCLD-CoV19″[tiab] OR “KD-414″[tiab] OR “VBI-2902a”[tiab] OR “COVID-eVax”[tiab] OR “S-268019″[tiab] OR “GLS-5310″[tiab] OR Covigenix[tiab] OR “VAX-001″[tiab] OR “Vietnam domestic vaccine”[tiab] OR “EXG-5003″[tiab] OR “AKS-452″[tiab] OR “DS-5670a”[tiab] OR ABNCoV2[tiab] OR VLA2001[tiab] OR EuCorVac[tiab] OR “IIBR-100″[tiab] OR ArCov[tiab] OR “AG0301-COVID19″[tiab] OR “GX-19N”[tiab] OR “ARCT-021″[tiab] OR “LUNAR-COV19″[tiab] OR “HDT-301″[tiab] OR HGCO19[tiab] OR “AV-COVID-19″[tiab] OR “PTX-COVID19-B”[tiab] OR “COVI-VAC”[tiab] OR CORVax12[tiab] OR “MVA-SARS-2-S”[tiab] OR COH04S1[tiab] OR “AdimrSC-2f”[tiab] OR “bacTRL-Spike”[tiab] OR “COVAX-19″[tiab] OR “DelNS1-2019-nCoV-RBD-OPT1″[tiab] OR “GRAd-COV2″[tiab] OR “UQ-CSL V451″[tiab] OR “VXA-CoV2-1″[tiab] OR “AdCOVID”[tiab] OR “AAVCOVID”[tiab] OR “ChAd-SARS-CoV-2-S”[tiab] OR HaloVax[tiab] OR LineaDNA[tiab] OR MRT5500[tiab] OR PittCoVacc[tiab] OR “T-COVIDTM”[tiab] OR “LNP-nCoVsaRNA”[tiab] OR V590[tiab] OR V591[tiab] OR “ERUCOV-VAC”[tiab] OR BUTANVAC[tiab] OR “MVC-COV1901″[tiab] OR Vidprevtyn[tiab] OR Corbevax[tiab] OR GBP510[tiab] OR BBV154[tiab] OR “Gam-COVID-Vac”[tiab] OR “variant of concern”[tiab] OR “variants of concern”[tiab] OR “variant under investigation”[tiab] OR “variants under investigation”[tiab] OR “variant of high consequence”[tiab] OR “variants of high consequence”[tiab] OR “high consequence variant”[tiab] OR ” high consequence variants”[tiab] OR “variant of interest”[tiab] OR “variants of interest”[tiab] OR “B.1.1.7″[tiab] OR “VOC 202012/01″[tiab] OR “VOC202012/01″[tiab] OR “VUI 202012/01″[tiab] OR “VUI202012/01″[tiab] OR “501Y.V1″[tiab] OR “UK Variant”[tiab] OR “Kent Variant”[tiab] OR “VOC 202102/02″[tiab] OR “VOC202102/02″[tiab] OR “VOC-20DEC-01″[tiab] OR “VOC-21FEB-02″[tiab] OR “alpha variant”[tiab] OR “alpha VOC”[tiab] OR “alpha VOI”[tiab] OR “alpha VUI”[tiab] OR “alpha lineage”[tiab] OR “B.1.351″[tiab] OR “VOC 202012/02″[tiab] OR “VOC202012/02″[tiab] OR “20H/501.V2″[tiab] OR “20H/501Y.V2″[tiab] OR “501Y.V2″[tiab] OR “501.V2″[tiab] OR “South African Variant”[tiab] OR “VOC-20DEC-02″[tiab] OR “beta variant”[tiab] OR “beta VOC”[tiab] OR “beta VOI”[tiab] OR “beta VUI”[tiab] OR “beta lineage”[tiab] OR “B.1.1.28.1″[tiab] OR “B.1.1.28″[tiab] OR “B.1.1.248″[tiab] OR “VOC 202101/02″[tiab] OR “VOC202101/02″[tiab] OR “VUI202101/02″[tiab] OR “VUI 202101/02″[tiab] OR “501Y.V3″[tiab] OR “brazil Variant”[tiab] OR “P.1 variant”[tiab] OR “P.1 lineage”[tiab] OR “Lineage P.1″[tiab] OR “VOC-21JAN-02″[tiab] OR “gamma variant”[tiab] OR “gamma VOC”[tiab] OR “gamma VOI”[tiab] OR “gamma VUI”[tiab] OR “gamma lineage”[tiab] OR “B.1.617″[tiab] OR “VUI-21APR-01″[tiab] OR “B.1.618″[tiab] OR “VUI-202102/01″[tiab] OR “VUI-21FEB-01″[tiab] OR “B.1.617.2″[tiab] OR “VOC-21APR-02″[tiab] OR “B.1.6172″[tiab] OR “B.1.617.2.1″[tiab] OR “AY.1 variant”[tiab] OR “AY.22 variant”[tiab] OR “AY.2 variant”[tiab] OR “AY.3 variant”[tiab] OR “delta variant”[tiab] OR “delta VOC”[tiab] OR “delta VOI”[tiab] OR “delta VUI”[tiab] OR “delta plus variant”[tiab] OR “deltaplus variant”[tiab] OR “deltaplus VOC”[tiab] OR “deltaplus VOI”[tiab] OR “deltaplus VUI”[tiab] OR “delta plus VOC”[tiab] OR “delta plus VOI”[tiab] OR “delta plus VUI”[tiab] OR “delta lineage”[tiab] OR “delta plus lineage”[tiab] OR “B.1.427″[tiab] OR “B.1.429″[tiab] OR “20C/S:452R”[tiab] OR “CAL.20C”[tiab] OR “CAL.20C/L452R”[tiab] OR “20C/L452R”[tiab] OR “20-C variant”[tiab] OR “CAVUI1″[tiab] OR “GH/451R.V1″[tiab] OR “epsilon variant”[tiab] OR “epsilon VOC”[tiab] OR “epsilon VOI”[tiab] OR “epsilon VUI”[tiab] OR “epsilon lineage”[tiab] OR “B.1.526″[tiab] OR “20C/S:484K”[tiab] OR “iota variant”[tiab] OR “iota VOC”[tiab] OR “iota VOI”[tiab] OR “iota VUI”[tiab] OR “iota lineage”[tiab] OR “B.1.1.28.3″[tiab] OR “P3 variant”[tiab] OR “P.3 Strain”[tiab] OR “Lineage P.3″[tiab] OR “P.3 Lineage”[tiab] OR “PHL-B.1.1.28″[tiab] OR “VUI-21MAR-02″[tiab] OR “theta variant”[tiab] OR “theta VOC”[tiab] OR “theta VOI”[tiab] OR “theta VUI”[tiab] OR “theta lineage”[tiab] OR “B.1.1.28.2″[tiab] OR “20B/S.484K”[tiab] OR “P.2 variant”[tiab] OR “P.2 strain”[tiab] OR “P.2 Lineage”[tiab] OR “GR clade”[tiab] OR “VUI 202101/01″[tiab] OR “VUI202101/01″[tiab] OR “zeta variant”[tiab] OR “zeta VOC”[tiab] OR “zeta VOI”[tiab] OR “zeta VUI”[tiab] OR “theta lineage”[tiab] OR “B.1.177″[tiab] OR “20A.EU1″[tiab] OR “20A.EU2″[tiab] OR “Variant 20A”[tiab] OR “B.1.525″[tiab] OR “G/484K.V3″[tiab] OR “20A/S:484K”[tiab] OR “UK1188″[tiab] OR “eta variant”[tiab] OR “eta VOC”[tiab] OR “eta VOI”[tiab] OR “eta VUI”[tiab] OR “eta lineage”[tiab] OR “B.1.617.1″[tiab] OR “kappa variant”[tiab] OR “kappa plus variant”[tiab] OR “kappaplus variant”[tiab] OR “kappa VOC”[tiab] OR “kappa VOI”[tiab] OR “kappa VUI”[tiab] OR “kappaplus VOC”[tiab] OR “kappaplus VOI”[tiab] OR “kappaplus VUI”[tiab] OR “kappa plus VOC”[tiab] OR “kappa plus VOI”[tiab] OR “kappa plus VUI”[tiab] OR “kappa lineage”[tiab] OR “kappaplus lineage”[tiab] OR “kappa plus lineage”[tiab] OR “C.37 variant”[tiab] OR “lambda variant”[tiab] OR “lambda VOC”[tiab] OR “lambda VOI”[tiab] OR “lambda VUI”[tiab] OR “lambda lineage”[tiab] OR “B.1.621″[tiab] OR “Mu variant”[tiab] OR “MU VOC”[tiab] OR “MU VOI”[tiab] OR “MU VUI”[tiab] OR “MU lineage”[tiab] OR “B.1.616″[tiab] OR omicron[tiab] OR “B.1.1.529″[tiab] OR “B.1.1.529.2″[tiab] OR “B.1.1.529.1″[tiab] OR “20C/B1″[tiab] OR “VOC 21NOV 01″[tiab] OR “VUI 22 JAN 01″[tiab] OR “BA.1.1″[tiab] OR “BA.2.12.1″[tiab] OR “BA.2.9.1″[tiab] OR “BA.2.11″[tiab] OR “BA.2.13″[tiab] OR “VOC-22JAN-01″[tiab] OR “VOC-22APR-03″[tiab] OR “VOC-22APR-04″[tiab] OR XBB[tiab] OR “XBB.1.5″[tiab] OR “XBB.1″[tiab] OR “BA.2.75″[tiab] OR “BA.2.75″[tiab] OR “BA.2.3.20″[tiab] OR “BA.5.2.1.7″[tiab] OR “clade 20C”[tiab] OR N501Y[tiab] OR A570D[tiab] OR K417N[tiab] OR E484K[tiab] OR “K417N/T”[tiab] OR S477N[tiab] OR D253G[tiab] OR A701V[tiab] OR 8477H[tiab] OR V30L[tiab] OR A220V[tiab] OR T445C[tiab] OR C6286T[tiab] OR C26801G[tiab] OR E484L[tiab] OR Y144V[tiab] OR Q677H[tiab] OR 484K[tiab] OR P681R[tiab] OR D651G[tiab] OR E484Q[tiab] OR F888L[tiab] OR F565L[tiab] OR V1176F[tiab] OR F157S[tiab] OR T781I[tiab] OR T859N[tiab] OR D950H[tiab] OR K417T[tiab] OR L18F[tiab] OR P26S[tiab] OR R190S[tiab] OR H655Y[tiab] OR T1027I[tiab] OR A701V[tiab] OR K417N[tiab] OR S494P[tiab] OR T716I[tiab] OR S982A[tiab] OR D1118H[tiab] OR K1191N[tiab] OR G142D[tiab] OR P614R[tiab] OR Q1071H[tiab] OR T478K[tiab] OR D950N[tiab] OR T19R[tiab] OR N501T[tiab] OR “S982A”[tiab] OR “S13I”[tiab] OR “W152C”[tiab] OR Q677P[tiab] OR “G75V”[tiab] OR “M177T”[tiab] OR “Y453F”[tiab] OR “C1247F”[tiab] OR “F490S”[tiab] OR Spikevax[tiab] OR covilo[tiab] OR kconvac[tiab] OR kconecavac[tiab] OR becov2a[tiab] OR nuvaxovid[tiab] OR “mvc cov1901″[tiab] OR “mvc-cov1901″[tiab] OR “aurora cov”[tiab] OR “epivaccorona n”[tiab] OR “erucov vac”[tiab] OR “finlay fr 2″[tiab] OR “finlay fr 1a”[tiab] OR “finlay-fr-2″[tiab] OR “finlay-fr-1a”[tiab] OR “pastu covac”[tiab] OR “nvsi 06 08″[tiab] OR fakhravac[tiab] OR “razi cov pars”[tiab] OR spikogen[tiab] OR “covax-19″[tiab] OR covax19[tiab] OR “covax 19″[tiab] OR “zycov d”[tiab] OR abdayomeran[tiab] OR “bnt 162b1″[tiab] OR bnt162b1[tiab] OR “soberana 02″[tiab] OR soberana02[tiab] OR “soberana plus”[tiab] OR tozinameran[tiab] OR ad26covs1[tiab] OR cansino[tiab] OR cepi[ti] OR ((voc[ti] OR vocs[ti]) NOT (environ*[tiab] OR environment[tiab] OR emission*[tiab] OR “organic”[tiab])) OR “COVID-19 Testing”[Mesh] OR “COVID-19 Vaccines”[Mesh]   OR “COVID-19″[Mesh] OR “SARS-CoV-2″[Mesh] OR “COVID-19 Serological Testing”[Mesh] OR  “COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing”[Mesh]

Note:

  • The National Library of Medicine is compiling a collection of COVID-19 articles from PubMed.  It is available for download.  You can access it here:  LitCovid
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