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> As the world awaits vaccines to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, UC San Francisco scientists have devised a novel approach to halting the spread of
by credit_guy 6y ago
> As the world awaits vaccines to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, UC San Francisco scientists have devised a novel approach to halting the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease.
Not clear at all how this thing can be ready for use before vaccines become available. This is a long way before Phase 1 clinical trials, while quite a few vaccines are well into their Phase 3 trials.
- LeoNatan25 6y agoVaccine efficacy is not yet proven. Even if highly effective, vaccines will take years to circulate the world. Something like this, much easier to produce, supposedly, can fill that vaccine gap.