Special Issue on COVID-19 and Preventive Medicine

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease has  spread worldwide, leading to an ongoing pandemic. Several COVID-19 vaccines have been approved and distributed in various countries, which have initiated mass vaccination campaigns. Other preventive measures include physical or social distancing, quarantining, ventilation of indoor spaces, covering coughs and sneezes, hand washing, and keeping unwashed hands away from the face. The use of face masks or coverings has been recommended in public settings to minimize the risk of transmissions.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on COVID-19 and Preventive Medicine. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Importance of preventive healthcare
• Public health and social measures
• Social and physical distancing
• Protective health behaviors
• COVID-19 and the environment
• COVID-19 population risk assessment
• Clinical characteristics and mortality risk predication
• COVID-19 and hospital finances
• COVID-19 and outbreak control
• Social vulnerability and COVID-19
• Psychological distress
• Vaccine efficacy

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue – COVID-19 and Preventive Medicine” should be chosen during your submission.

According to the following timetable:

For publishing inquiries, please feel free to contact the Editorial Assistant at submission.entrance1@scirp.org

OJPM Editorial Office

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