Groups of scientists all over the world have had their hands on deck seeking the 'magical' vaccine that could see to the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, there's been a rather partial breakthrough as a Monash University-led study has discovered an antiparasite drug, Ivermectin, that could stop the SARS-CoV-2 virus cells within the surprisingly short space of 48 hrs.
According to the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute's Dr Kylie Wagstaff, ''We found that even a single dose could essentially remove all viral RNA (effectively removed all genetic material of the virus) by 48 hours and that even at 24 hours there was a really significant reduction in it".
It has been gathered that the said drug has been notably effective against HIV, Influenza and the Zika virus.
However, the team is yet to make human trials of the drug. According to them, it would start in at least in a month's time.
So, once it's found that the drug is friendly with the human biological systems, thus, suitable for human consumption, then, it's most likely the very end of the coronavirus pandemic.
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