Queensland scientists make COVID drug breakthrough

Queensland researchers have developed two new drugs which could prevent COVID-19 infection and transmission even if the recipient has not been vaccinated. QIMR Berghofer Senior Researcher Professor Sudha Rao told Sky News the findings which were published yesterday detailed the “previously unknown” way the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19 enters human cells and replicates. “What this means is that we’ve made two drugs, one that acts very much like a cloak around the human cell, or a padlock to prevent the virus from entering. “If the virus does enter then the second drug prevents that from replicating”. Professor Rao said the “early intervention drugs” could work alongside the vaccines and would be beneficial for the members of the community who are unable to take vaccines. She said human testing will hopefully begin over the next few months “with the aim to get these drugs into humans hopefully towards next year”. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au