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The third phase of testing of the drug interferon beta in the treatment of covida 19 began in the UK in January, according to pulmonologist and immunologist Ratko Djukanovic, who with two colleagues at the University of Southampton discovered that the interferon beta protein helps treat those infected with the corona virus, according to Tanjug.
The drug, he announced, will soon be applied in Serbia as part of clinical trials.
Djukanovic said the third phase of the study in the UK has so far included about 40 patients and will begin in the US next week, followed by several European countries, including Serbia.
- I am very glad that in the first wave there will be Serbia where the drug will be applied in five health centres , Djukanovic, an expert on asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease, told K1 TELEVISION.
https://www.telegraf.rs/zivot-i-stil/zdravlje/3296670-srpski-strucnjak-napravio-lek-protiv-kovida-19-treca-faza-ispitivanja-uskoro-i-u-srbiji
This link drives home the need for treatment alongside vaccine
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/2021/01/brazils-new-covid-strain-raises-big-and-scary-questions.html
Very simple answer ask yourself a couple of questions like
How many testing companies are there
How many different types of tests are there
Then think about
How many treatments are there that in trials to date have returned a significant improvement in patient recovery
How many companies have a treatment that can achieve same
You have your answer
Another mutant strain of coronavirus - different to those originating in the UK, South Africa and Brazil - has been discovered in Germany.
Health officials said the variant was identified in Bavarian hospital patients, but it isn't yet known how transmissible it is.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9165725/New-strain-coronavirus-discovered-GERMANY-Merkel-extends-lockdown-restrictions.html
Tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help me .....
Why do I get the feeling there hiding something
Incredible time-lapse footage shows Chinese workers toiling day and night to build a massive quarantine camp with over 4,000 isolation suites to fight coronavirus
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9162697/Coronavirus-China-Footage-shows-massive-quarantine-camp-built-COVID-19-epicentre.html
Would I buy now?
Without a shadow of a doubt, yes. The vaccines give me a glimmer of hope. But a treatment for hospitalised Covid-19 patients means that if the virus is contracted, there are specific drugs that can help. I believe in the SNG001 treatment and reckon Synairgen shares could rally on the back of its success.