- Researchers studying the novel coronavirus and ways to neutralize SARS-CoV-2 that don’t involve a vaccine are working on antibody-based drugs.
- Centivax has been exploring antibodies that work on SARS to prevent the novel coronavirus from attacking cells.
- Other labs, including one at Stanford University, confirmed the antibodies worked on the new virus as well and could act as a potential COVID-19 cure.
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A vaccine is the only drug that can stop us from becoming infected with the novel coronavirus. More than 100 candidates are already in the works, and a handful of them have already reached various phases of human testing. While the signs are promising, we’ve yet to learn whether or not these drugs are safe and effective. Once they are approved for use, it will take years for the entire global population to be immunized.
Thankfully, a new type of drug is currently in development — one that can improve the condition of existing patients and even provide limited immunity against infection. These are drugs based on antibodies that can block the SARS-CoV-2 virus from replicating inside the body and can boost the immune response in COVID-19 patients.
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