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'Pandemic' scientist makes breakthrough on Covid-19 cure
- roenxi 7y ago'Breakthrough' seems to be a slightly strong word here; this is one of what might be more than 100 parallel efforts to create a COVID-19 treatment going on around the globe. The next breakthrough isn't going to be a good idea that is testable; they already exist. What is needed at the moment is something that has scientific evidence (ie, a good solid clinical trial) behind it and that is cheap to produce.
- _nalply 7y agoFor example someone in Bern took a gherkin virus and modified it to trigger an immune response against SARS-CoV-2. I saw in Swiss television that they already have something that works and are now conducting tests and ramping up production. They hope to be ready end of year. https://www.nzz.ch/wissenschaft/coronavirus-impfstoffe-aus-der-schweiz-in-entwicklung-ld.1548626 https://www.nzz.ch/wissenschaft/coronavirus-impfstoffe-aus-d... (in German) This is just one of the many parallel efforts.
- phenkdo 7y agoPeople are looking for some rays of hope in these dark times, so perhaps the publication can be forgiven to hype up some local researcher's work.
- einpoklum 7y agoOn the contrary. It is when people want to be misled into false hopes that it is the press' duty to avoid doing so.
- temikus 7y agoThis sounds like monoclonal antibodies. Aren’t those extremely toilsome to produce, therefore cost tons of money?
- dogma1138 7y agoYes, they also require extensive testing for a safety profile to be determined. Unless there will also be a pretty big advancement in fabrication this will likely will never enter the market outside of potentially an orphan drug for the wealthy.