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New Antiviral Drug Developed With 99.9 Per Cent Efficacy Against COVID-19 | The Weather Channel – Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com – The Weather Channel

The new antiviral approach used gene-silencing RNA technology called siRNA (small-interfering RNA) to attack the virus’ genome directly, which stops the virus from…

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An international team of scientists, from Australia and the US, has developed an experimental direct-acting antiviral therapy drug that can reduce the viral load by 99.9 per cent and can potentially 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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