
Audio long-read: How drugmakers can be better prepared for the next pandemic
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Anti Viral Drugs - How to Identify a Viral Lineage
A typical sars covy to infection is thought to produce more than one million virions per person per day. The plasticity of viruses means that a drug with activity against, say, herpes, is unlikely to make a dent against the corona virus. What we will hopefully find are inhibitors that work on, if you're really lucky, an entire family.
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