cells. they need the human body and human cells to replicate. that s in part what makes anti-viral challenging, because the virus is within the human cell. the way this medication seems to work is by basically interfering with how the virus rep politics. it takes all these various components to allow this to replicate. this drug is sticking a trojan horse in the machinery of that replication. so the replication doesn t continue. people don t develop a sophisticate amount of viralload, they re not as sick. they re not as like will i to transmits. if all pans out, it will be another important tool when it comes to fighting covid. not sa substitute for a vaccine. cost, probably around $700 per course, which is two pills a day for five days, as we get more news about this, we ll certainly bring it to you. the nation s most populous