Researchers from George Mason University have demonstrated that an over-the-counter herbal remedy can inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, as well as its variants and other respiratory viruses.
Brazilian Covid variant more transmissible, could evade immunity
With the focus of vaccination development in 2020-21 directed almost completely towards the SARS-CoV-2, the advancement of vaccines against other deadly and pre-existing coronaviruses has taken a back seat. Now, researchers have developed a vaccine that has been found to successfully block not just the COVID-19-causing virus and its variants but also other relatives such as the SARS-CoV-1.
Scientists from Duke Human Vaccine Institute have demonstrated the effectiveness of a new vaccine a pan-coronavirus vaccine that triggers neutralizing antibodies against several coronaviruses through the use of a nanoparticle. The vaccine, which was tested in primates and mice, was found to protect the animals against a wide range of closely related coronaviruses including those found in bats, thereby offering a potential tool in the event of another pandemic in the future.