August 15, 2023

COVID-19 Basics

#TheGrandFAQ

What medicine will you be treated with if you get infected with Covid-19?

In hospitals, doctors and nurses are sometimes treating COVID-19 patients with the antiviral drug oseltamivir, or Tamiflu, which seems to suppress the virus’ reproduction in at least some cases. This is somewhat surprising, Michigan Tech virologist Ebenezer Tumban told Live Science, as Tamiflu was designed to target an enzyme on the influenza virus, not on coronaviruses.

Source: https://www.livescience.com/can-coronavirus-be-cured.html?fbclid=IwAR0-4v78hO6dGU8Bsaw