Treating the Virus

Big Picture Science

Science, Technology

4.5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Treating the Virus It’s not like waiting for Godot, because he never arrived. A coronavirus vaccine will come. But it is still months away. Meanwhile, scientists are adding other weapons to our growing arsenal against this virus. The development of antibody tests, antibody cures, and antivirals offer hope that we can soon have the tools to battle those who’ve been sickened by the COVID-19 virus while we wait for the inoculation that will prevent it. Guests: Deepta Bhattacharya – Immunologist at the University of Arizona whose lab is making a coronavirus antibody test. Mark Denison – Professor of pathology, microbiology, and immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:18.0	During this pandemic, the great hope for saving lives and allowing us to return to our daily routines to a sense of
1:24.8	normalcy is the development of a coronavirus vaccine. A vaccine is considered
1:29.7	the ultimate weapon in the battle to conquer the coronavirus, just as vaccines have been brought to bear against viral diseases like smallpox, polio, and measles.
1:39.0	But here's the thing. While vaccines for a coronavirus are being intensively fast-tracked, it may still be 12-18
1:46.3	months before they can be deployed.
1:48.7	Fortunately, there are other lines of attack being energetically pursued to combat the virus and those
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