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Originally Posted by TLO
Can anyone tell me anything about the antiviral's that are in production?
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Remdesivir is the most likely candidate to be used based upon its mechanism of action and demonstrated activity against coronaviruses. It has already been used in compassionate use situations (where one can get around normal clinical trial hurdles) in Washington and China.
The original antiviral nucleoside analogues were based around other nucleosides, like thymidine or cytosine. Remdisivir is based around adenosine, which makes it a novel agent.
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