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Are you assuming that this antiviral only works on coronaviruses? Maybe that's not the case.
by tempestn 6y ago
Are you assuming that this antiviral only works on coronaviruses? Maybe that's not the case.
- arcticbull 6y agoYeah its a good question; my understanding is that unlike antibiotics, broad-spectrum antivirals don't really exist. [1] [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7103698/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7103698/
- kristofferR 6y agoThe article was pretty clear about that in my view, yes. > Pfizer is keeping schtum about the detail of the lab tests it has completed but says it has demonstrated “potent in vitro antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2”, as well as activity against other coronaviruses, raising the prospect of a cure for the common cold as well as future pandemic threats.