Articles / Vaccines and treatments – where are we?
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Senior Lecturer, Head of the Viruses and Cytokine Biology group in the School of Life Science, University of Technology Sydney
While many scientists are working on developing a coronavirus vaccine, others are busy testing antiviral drugs.
Vaccines are generally only effective when administered prior to infection, but antiviral agents are important because they can treat people who already have COVID-19.
Here’s an overview of antiviral drugs scientists are investigating for coronavirus.
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