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Coronapod: new hope from COVID antiviral drugs

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How Do Anti Viral Drugs Work?

Moli periver works by essentially introducing mutations into the viral genu. Pax lovid inhibits a kind of protein called a proteas, which is involved in sort of processing viral proteins. Both drugs come with their own potential side effects or risks or problems. One mutation early in a pregnancy could be much more significant than one mutation in an adult cell.

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