التقنيات النووية و دور المراكز التشعيع العربية في الوقاية من الأوبئة الفتاكة

Abstract EN

The global Coronavirus pandemic 2019–2020 caused around 76 millions confirmed cases and around 1,700,000 deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) data (Until the publication date of the article).

The virus was first transmitted to humans in Wuhan, China, in late (November or December) 2019.

In this context, data related to epidemiology indicated that many previous epidemics have completely reshaped the world after wiping out entire generations and caused the extermination of hundreds of millions of people.

It is also expected that deadly epidemics will reappear or appear for the first time in the future.

That is why it is necessary to be prepared for it and to use all technologies to confront it, including nuclear technologies.

This article reviews the role that Arab irradiation centers may play an important role in preventing deadly epidemics in general, taking viruses and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as an example to prove the concept.

In the future, developing a vaccine that is safe and effective using ionizing radiation against the SARSCoV- 2 virus represents another approach to valuing nuclear techniques in confronting deadly epidemics.