Antiviral drug thapsigargin effective against Covid, suggests study
February 04, 2021
Researchers believe it will help mitigate future outbreaks
Researchers, including those from the University of Nottingham in the UK, have found an antiviral drug that is highly effective against the novel coronavirus.
The researchers of the study believe that the administration of the drug — thapsigargin — will help in mitigating future outbreaks.
They stated in their study that the plant-derived antiviral, in small doses, stimulates a highly effective host-centred antiviral innate immune response against three major types of human respiratory viruses. This includes Covid-19.
According to the study, an antiviral of this type could potentially be made available for community use to control active infection and its spread.