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> surely it would be easier to produce an antiviral for home use that would alleviate the symptoms of Covid-19, rather than relying on the development of a vacc
by Toutouxc 5y ago
> surely it would be easier to produce an antiviral for home use that would alleviate the symptoms of Covid-19, rather than relying on the development of a vaccine
What makes you think that? Honest question.
- thaufeki 5y agoVaccines are specific and usually take years to produce (this time being the exception), it was more of a question than a statement of fact because I genuinely don't know (hence the use of 'surely', it seems intuitive to me but I really can't say.)
- bmer 5y agoMaking an anti-viral is hard. No where near as easy as making an antibiotic (and even that can be hard, because: evolution).