According to research published on May 13, 2021, in the journal Molecular Technology, a team of scientists from the Menzies Health Institute in Queensland, Australia, and the US City of Hope Institute has developed an antiviral treatment capable of eliminating 99.9 percent of the Novel Coronavirus. The therapy uses a gene-silencing RNA technology that destroys SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as other known coronaviruses, such as the SARS and the MERS viruses that caused outbreaks in 2002–2004 and 2012, respectively.
The medication targets the genome of the virus directly and stops it from replicating. According to Professor Nigel McMillan, from Griffith University, the lead researcher of the study, "It causes the genome to be destroyed and the virus can't grow anymore — so we inject the nanoparticles and they go and find the virus and destroy it just like a heat-seeking missile." He also notes that “Normal human cells are completely unharmed by this treatment."
The researchers say that those who are suffering from COVID-19, especially patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), as well as those exposed to the virus can take advantage of the treatment. Since the medication stops the replication of the virus almost completely, this will allow the body to repair and recover more quickly. Professor McMillan states that early treatment, ”should be able to eliminate people dying from this disease,” which is really exciting.
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