Help at hand Mycobacterium W has been found useful in treating critically ill Covid patients - REUTERS
Help at hand Mycobacterium W has been found useful in treating critically ill Covid patients - REUTERS×
Use of immuno-modulator like Mycobacterium W could be an effective method till vaccines achieve herd immunity
The emergence of mutations of SARS-CoV-2 from the UK (B.1.1.7), South Africa (B.1.351), Brazil (P.1 lineage) and then California (B.1.427 and B.1.429) and now in India (B.1.617 and reports of a triple mutant) are worrisome in the war against Covid-19 as they spread infections faster and also escape neutralising immune response following disease or vaccine. Various strategies are being explored by scientists around the world to overcome this challenge. Harnessing the power of innate immunity is one of them.