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Re:Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could cure ... by tempestn on Monday April 26, 2021 @10:12PM (#26951072)
Are you assuming that this antiviral only works on coronaviruses? Maybe that's not the case.
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Re:Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could cure ... by kristofferR on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @06:02AM (#26953976)
The article was pretty clear about that in my view, yes.

> Pfizer is keeping schtum about the detail of the lab tests it has completed but says it has demonstrated “potent in vitro antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2”, as well as activity against other coronaviruses, raising the prospect of a cure for the common cold as well as future pandemic threats.

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Re:Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could cure ... by arcticbull on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @01:17AM (#26952300)
Yeah its a good question; my understanding is that unlike antibiotics, broad-spectrum antivirals don't really exist. [1]

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7103698/

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