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Could a simple pill beat COVID-19? Pfizer is giving it a go – The Conversation AU
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…
While the focus has been largely on vaccines, you might have also heard Pfizer is trialling a pill to treat COVID-19.
It almost sounds too good to be true. Indeed, the results are very preliminary but its a promising approach.
Where most antiviral agents weve tried to treat COVID-19 target the inflammatory and immune response resulting from infection, Pfizers pill directly targets SARS-CoV-2 the virus itself.
Mounting our defence against the virus
Much of the illness associated with COVID-19 is…
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