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- Title
A highly powerful nonspecific strategy to reduce COVID‐19 deaths.
- Authors
Chen, Ji‐Ming; Li, Guo‐Hui; Ji, Yu‐Fei; Sun, Ming‐Hui; Gong, Huan‐Yu; Chen, Rui‐Xu; Chen, Ji‐Wang
- Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic caused by the coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 remains risky worldwide. We elucidate here that good IDM (isolation, disinfection, and maintenance of health) is powerful to reduce COVID‐19 deaths based on the striking differences in COVID‐19 case fatality rates among various scenarios. IDM means keeping COVID‐19 cases away from each other and from other people, disinfecting their living environments, and maintaining their health through good nutrition, rest, and treatment of symptoms and pre‐existing diseases (not through specific antiviral therapy). Good IDM could reduce COVID‐19 deaths by more than 85% in 2020 and more than 99% in 2022. This is consistent with the fact that good IDM can minimize co‐infections and maintain body functions and the fact that COVID‐19 has become less pathogenic (this fact was supported with three novel data in this report). Although IDM has been frequently implemented worldwide to some degree, IDM has not been highlighted sufficiently. Good IDM is relative, nonspecific, flexible, and feasible in many countries, and can reduce deaths of some other relatively mild infectious diseases. IDM, vaccines, and antivirals aid each other to reduce COVID‐19 deaths. The IDM concept and strategy can aid people to improve their health behavior and fight against COVID‐19 and future pandemics worldwide. Highlights: Multiple striking differences in COVID‐19 case fatality rate were calculated.These differences support that a strategy could reduce COVID‐19 deaths by more than 85% in 2020 and more than 99% in 2022.The strategy is based on isolation, disinfection, and health maintenance.The strategy can reduce co‐infections and maintain body functions.The strategy has been implemented frequently but insufficiently worldwide.The strategy is non‐specific and can reduce deaths of other mild infectious diseases.
- Subjects
SARS-CoV-2; CORONAVIRUS diseases; COVID-19; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Journal of Medical Virology, 2022, Vol 94, Issue 10, p5051
- ISSN
0146-6615
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jmv.27949