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March 25, 2020       Share:    

Source: https://www.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE/Coronavirus-treatment-other-than-vaccines-may-be-available-soon-622249

Scientists at Work on Coronavirus Treatments

(Media Line-Jerusalem Post) Maya Margit - While a vaccine against the coronavirus is expected to take a year to develop and test, scientists around the world are racing to develop new treatments. Dr. Rivka Abulafia-Lapid, a senior lecturer on virology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, said, "Israel already has 11 different drugs for trial [on COVID-19 patients]." She is "very optimistic" that the world is six months away from an effective treatment.

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