Antiviral used to treat cat coronavirus also works against SARS-CoV-2: U of A researchers (IMAGE)

University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

Antiviral used to treat cat coronavirus also works against SARS-CoV-2: U of A researchers

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Biochemist Joanne Lemieux worked with three other University of Alberta researchers on a new study showing that a drug that cures deadly peritonitis in cats also works well enough against the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 to fast-track it into human clinical trials.

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