Nature Podcast

Audio long-read: How drugmakers can be better prepared for the next pandemic

Apr 26, 2021

18:53

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Host Targeted Anti Virals Could Be a Better Pandemic Preparedness Tool

03:03

Anti Viral Drugs - How to Identify a Viral Lineage

02:35

Drugs to Prevent Coved 19 Pandemics

03:27

Introduction

4min

Drugs to Prevent Coved 19 Pandemics

3min

Anti Viral Drugs - How to Identify a Viral Lineage

3min

Host Targeted Anti Virals Could Be a Better Pandemic Preparedness Tool

3min

Drug Development After the Sars Epidemic

2min

Anti Virals for Corona Viruses

3min

Shudder Is a Premium Streaming Experience

2min

Despite warnings, and a number of close calls, drugmakers failed to develop and stockpile drugs to fight a viral pandemic. Now, in the wake of SARS-CoV-2, they are pledging not to make the same mistake again.

Around the world, researchers are racing to develop drugs to target COVID-19, but also broad-spectrum antivirals that could be used to treat future viral threats.

This is an audio version of our feature: The race for antiviral drugs to beat COVID — and the next pandemic

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