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Originally Posted by arcsine
Keeping in mind that there are no know ways to kill any virus once introduced into the body without killing or significantly damaging the host too?
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No magic pill yet, but there are antibody treatments that can stop viruses from reproducing. I know they are already harvesting antibodies from known recovered folks, but that is not very efficient/scale-able. Synthesizing/cloning those antibodies is probably a better option. Or maybe targeted stem-cell/T-cell treatment, or a combo platter.
Lots of smart folks out there working on it for sure. Without the normal regulatory roadblocks, hopefully we will see an effective treatment sooner than later.