In an interview with Folha de São Paulo this Monday (20) scientist Derek Lowe says that no medicine will be the cure for Covid-19, we should only hope for a cure coming through the vaccine.
In Brazil, there is a lot of talk about a possible cure through drugs such as chloroquine, and vermifuge Nitazoxanide (annite) as an "effective" treatment against Covid-19, however, what the world's experts say is that this is not really effective, because the new coronavirus is a powerful virus.
But why in Brazil are people still thinking that what is happening in the country is not so serious and that it can be cured with a simple medicine available in pharmacies? It is a complex question, which we here at the Digital Seguro portal do not have an answer to, but let's talk a little about what Derek Lowe has to say about everything that has already been researched.
Covid-19 when will the possible cure come out?
This week, in an exclusive interview with Folha de São Paulo, scientist Lowe from Duke University said that there is no substance that seems promising against the disease so far and that, although many drugs are being tested in the face of the new virus, none of them should be the cure for Covid-19.
“Without a doubt, the vaccine is a much better hope.”
The scientist stated that he is not sure if there is already a possible cure in progress, all we have are tests, possibilities, we have no evidence of promising cures.
In the interview, he clarified that remdesivir and other antivirals from past epidemics do not seem to be very strong.
As per the latest studies, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are not even well characterized as antivirals and they also haven't had much of an effect when you look at controlled trials. There are some other compounds like alvesco (ciclesonide) that are being tested but we don't have data.
If you want to read the entire interview, access Folha de São Paulo now and confirm other relevant information that the scientist shared about Covid-19.
Source: Newspaper
