New COVID Drug Aims To Prevent Future Pandemics Too
A new COVID-19 drug being developed by an Israeli company aims to combat future pandemics of the disease and other contagious illnesses. 101 Therapeutics, the pharmaceutical company behind the treatment, says that it is “pathogen-agnostic” and can also be used against a host of infectious diseases, such as HIV and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. It claims to […]
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