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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213899993

Maybe consider this a daily ritual treatment, that one takes before going outside.
It isn't a cure, but at least maybe this makes wearing a mask an option instead assuming
this discovery proves successful.

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“Scientists have devised a novel approach to halting the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The researchers engineered a completely synthetic, production-ready molecule that straitjackets the crucial SARS-CoV-2 machinery that allows the virus to infect our cells. In an aerosol formulation they tested, these molecules could be self-administered with a nasal spray or inhaler.“

Here’s the article from UCSF that includes an animated video explaining how this treatment could work:

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/08/418241...gainst-covid-19

As the world awaits vaccines to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, UC San Francisco scientists have devised a novel approach to halting the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease.

Led by UCSF graduate student Michael Schoof, a team of researchers engineered a completely synthetic, production-ready molecule that straitjackets the crucial SARS-CoV-2 machinery that allows the virus to infect our cells. As reported in a new paper, now available on the preprint server bioRxiv, experiments using live virus show that the molecule is among the most potent SARS-CoV-2 antivirals yet discovered.

see remaining article...at

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/08/418241...gainst-covid-19

Berkeley Lab aids UCSF development of COVID-19 antiviral nasal spray

For instance, the UCSF researchers said during an August 12 news conference, they think the molecule is stable enough to integrate into air-conditioning filters or nebulizers that could be used in schools, shopping malls or other environments.

UCSF graduate student Michael Schoof led a team of researchers who developed a synthetic molecule that puts a straitjacket on mechanisms within the virus that allow it to infect human cells. In a new paper, Schoof and company lay out the experiments in which they used live virus to show that their man-made molecule is among the most potent antivirals yet against the coronavirus, scientifically known as SARS-CoV-2.

read article at:

https://federallabs.org/news/berkeley-lab-aids-ucsf-development-of-covid-19-antiviral-nasal-spray