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New antiviral with 99.9% efficacy against Covid-19 developed – Sify News

Sydney, May 19 (IANS) An international team of scientists, from Australia and the US, has developed an experimental direct-acting antiviral therapy that can reduce…

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Sydney, May 19 (IANS) An international team of scientists, from Australia and the US, has developed an experimental direct-acting antiviral therapy that can reduce viral load by 99.9 per cent and may be a new treatment against Covid-19.
Traditional antivirals, which include Tamiflu, zanamivir and remdesivir, reduce symptoms and help people recover earlier.
The new antiviral approach used gene-silencing RNA technology called siRNA (small-interfering RNA) to attack the virus’ genome directly, which…

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