This treatment would work by targeting the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself and stopping it in its tracks. The evidence we have so far is promising, but it’s still very early days.
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This antibody protects patients from viruses, even while on immunosuppressant drugs.
Lorna Jane landed in hot water this week after promoting a new line of its activewear as “antiviral”. They’ve pulled back, but are still claiming the line is antibacterial – and that’s worrying too.
Kinases are cellular control switches. When they malfunction, they can cause cancer. The coronavirus hijacks these kinases to replicate, and cancer drugs that target them could fight COVID-19.
Scanning through billions of chemicals to find a few potential drugs for treating COVID-19 requires computers that harness together thousands of processors.
Getting rid of this scourge is nothing to be sneezed at.
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Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia
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Post doctoral researcher and medical epidemiologist, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Director, Evidence and Methods, National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce; Associate Professor (Research), Cochrane Australia, School of Population Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Monash University
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Monash University
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Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of San Francisco
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Professional Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Research Officer - Immunology and Translational Research, Victoria University
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Pharmacist and PhD Candidate, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Comparative Effectiveness and Outcomes Research, University of Connecticut
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Director, Intensive Care Unit, Alfred Health; Professor, Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Monash University
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Professor of Immunology, Vice-Chancellors Distinguished Professorial Fellow, Head of Immunology and Translational Research, Victoria University
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Professor and Laboratory Head, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of general practice, Bond University
