As will be shown, this author has important COVID-19 information. In the authopr's report 1), the name of the drug is not mentioned. The author's report 2) is the important information:
1) 29 Jul 2020 UMBC Chemist Hopes 10-Year-Old-Drug Can Help Those Infected with Coronavirus
2) Jul 2020 Nature Why Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Does Not Block Coronavirus Infection of Human Lung Cells
'....need an enzyme called cathepsin L for the virus to successfully infect them....In human lung cells, which have very low levels of cathepsin L enzyme, the virus uses TMPRSS2 to enter the cell. But because this enzyme is not controlled by acidity, neither hydroxychloroquine nor chloroquine can block SARS-CoV-2 from infecting the lungs or stop the virus from replicating.
The author of 1) & 2) is Seley-Radtke, President Elect of the International Society for Antiviral Research.
1) 29 Jul 2020 UMBC Chemist Hopes 10-Year-Old-Drug Can Help Those Infected with Coronavirus
2) Jul 2020 Nature Why Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Does Not Block Coronavirus Infection of Human Lung Cells
Why hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine don't block coronavirus infection of human lung cells
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big ideaA paper came out in Nature on July 22 that further underscores earlier studies that show that neither the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine nor chloroquine prevents SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – from...
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The author of 1) & 2) is Seley-Radtke, President Elect of the International Society for Antiviral Research.