‘Deadly carrot’-derived antiviral could be magic bullet against Covid-19, the flu and future pandemics

Meanwhile, Americans line up to get antifreeze injected into their butts.

‘Deadly carrot’-derived antiviral could be magic bullet against Covid-19, the flu and future pandemics

3 Feb, 2021 12:38

Scientists are extolling the efficacy of a wonder drug in combating not only Covid-19 but influenza and other respiratory illnesses, in what may pave the way for a new generation of medicines to prevent future pandemics.

Researchers led by a team at the University of Nottingham discovered that the broad spectrum antiviral thapsigargin has shown to be effective against SARS-CoV-2 (which causes Covid-19), a common cold coronavirus, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as well as influenza A virus.

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