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Coronavirus disease (COVID 19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention. In addition, older people and those with underlying medical conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetics, chronic respiratory disease and cancer are prone to develop severe illnesses. However, anyone can get sick with COVID 19 and become seriously ill or die at any age. With the emergence of the third wave of COVID -19 infections with a wide range of morbidities and mortalities globally, it is quite worrisome that not everyone adheres to some of these interventions especially the preventive protocols as recommended by the Centre for Disease Control (CDC).Furthermore, vaccines and some drugs alike have given a glimpse of hope in the prevention, slowing down of the progress of the disease condition and reducing the mortalities from COVID -19 infections. Exploring the medicinal extract from Sunflower seed (Helianthus annuus seed) with myriad of medical qualities, including inherent immune properties, antioxidant, antiviral, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, anti-diabetic and wound healing properties could be a wonder drug in the treatment of COVID -19 infection with a great advantage even in pregnancy where vaccination is indicated after meticulous, evidence based research at the global level. Sunflower seed (extracts) can be stored in room temperature compared with vaccines that require cold chain system for storage. Based on reviews of literature and proposed evaluation and treatment in poor resource settings, recommendations can be deduced from this manuscript as a follow-up for further research work on the subject the first stage of this publication.

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