Cigarette maker BAT claims coronavirus vaccine breakthrough

[Mr Greene]

Just about every drug company is throwing everything they've got at it.
Unfortunately their lobbyists have a tendency to give politicians (and occasionally the press) the idea that they're more successful/advanced than they actually are...

[brewer]

This was being done as far back as 2006 with SARS-CoV. AFAIK, the technology never went anywhere.

[Duty]

Correct, no vaccine has been found for SARS1 - and so I'm skeptical one will be found in any brand of short order for SARS2.

[Megabullshit]

Another one in the news

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-04-02/Au...index.html

Australian researchers begin testing 2 COVID-19 vaccines


Researchers from Australia's national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), have started testing two potential vaccines for COVID-19.

CSIRO on Thursday announced that it has commenced the first stage of testing at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL), a high-containment biosecurity facility in Geelong, some 75 kilometers southwest of Melbourne.

Two vaccines from The University of Oxford (UK) and Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. (U.S.) have been identified for the pre-clinical trials which are expected to take three months. Other potential vaccines will be tried at a later stage.

[Megabullshit]

Another one , Date: April 2, 2020

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20...144508.htm

Scientists have announced a potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic.
When tested in mice, the vaccine -- delivered through a fingertip-sized patch -- produces antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 at quantities thought to be sufficient for neutralizing the virus.

Looks like a lot of tests on animals are carried out lately

All hope is not lost .

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Animal testing season is up .

We need to start vaccinating people soon

[brewer]

There are already phase 1 trials in humans.

[Megabullshit]

As far as reaching clinical trials, "we would like to think a month, give or take. Maybe two months. We just started the process," said co-author Louis Falo, a professor and chairman of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Pittsburgh.

I think they all are closing in on this too .

[Megabullshit]

https://www.clinicaltrialsarena.com/news...-covid-19/


Apeiron Biologics gets regulatory approval for Phase II Covid-19 trial

Apeiron Biologics has secured approvals from regulatory agencies in Austria, Germany and Denmark to conduct a Phase II clinical trial of APN01 for the treatment of Covid-19

[Megabullshit]

Published: 00:07 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 02:46 BST, 4 April 2020 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...-days.html


Coronavirus breakthrough as scientists discover a drug used to treat HEAD LICE can kill COVID-19 cells


Researchers at Monash University found Ivermectin can kills COVID-19 cells

The anti-parasite drug killed off the cells within two days and is widely available

Scientists are moving towards human trials but expect it to be at least a month

Ivermectin has also been found to work against HIV, influenza and Zika virus

[Succubus#2]

So will Domestos.