@ARTICLE{10.3389/bjbs.2022.10426, AUTHOR={Blann, A. D. and Heitmar, R.}, TITLE={SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: A Narrative Review}, JOURNAL={British Journal of Biomedical Science}, VOLUME={79}, YEAR={2022}, URL={https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/bjbs.2022.10426}, DOI={10.3389/bjbs.2022.10426}, ISSN={2474-0896}, ABSTRACT={The World Health Organisation has reported that the viral disease known as COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is the leading cause of death by a single infectious agent. This narrative review examines certain components of the pandemic: its origins, early clinical data, global and UK-focussed epidemiology, vaccination, variants, and long COVID.} }