According to news.com.au the research team has successfully tested the medication on COVID-19 patients in Australia, and it made the virus completely disappear. The drugs used are already registered in the country, which drastically reduces the hurdles in rolling it out across the population. Next steps for the team are to carry out large scale clinical trials. Professor David Paterson, research director at the centre, wants testing done of the two drugs in 50 Australian hospitals, comparing them against one another and in combination. Prof Paterson said the hope is patients for the trial will be enrolled by the end of the month. Meanwhile, the first ever clinical trial of a vaccine on a human is being carried out today in America, according to the Associated Press. The individual will receive a dose, though not the actual virus, to gauge side effects. It is part of the global race to find a vaccine. And although it could take over 12 months to fully validate one, new technology...
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