Archive for April 2020
Antivirals in the Time of Coronavirus
An Evaluation of Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine Many years ago, efforts to contain HIV resulted in the first widespread successful use of antiviral drugs, including deoxynucleotide analogs such as AZT, able to terminate reverse transcription of viral RNA. The current coronavirus pandemic has spurred extensive efforts to identify effective and safe anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs. Recent reports have…
Read MoreGVN Center and Member Spotlight – Sharon Lewin
Members > Spotlights > Sharon Lewin GVN Center and Member Spotlight Sharon Lewin Director The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Melbourne, Australia  What do you see as the more promising, efficacious or affordable treatment/therapy for SARS-CoV-2? I am not too optimistic about any of the antivirals currently being evaluated for COVID19. If…
Read MoreDr. Robert Gallo Exclusive Broadcast Interview with Walter Isaacson of Amanpour & Co.
Can an Oral Polio Vaccine Help Stop COVID-19? Please see this just released Associated Press article, “Could old vaccines for other germs protect against COVID-19?” with Dr. Robert Gallo (Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine) and Dr. Konstantin Chumakov (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), both of the Global Virus…
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Read MoreGlobal Virus Network’s Institute of Human Virology and Italian Scientists Identify Unique Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 Found in Europe and North America
BALTIMORE, MD, April 9, 2020: The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, a Global Virus Network (GVN) Center of Excellence, and scientists from Trieste, Italy announced today the characterization of a novel mutation in the RNA polymerase of certain viral strains of SARS-CoV-2 carried by patients located in…
Read MoreGVN Center and Member Spotlight – Ab Osterhaus
Members > Spotlights > Ab Osterhaus GVN Center and Member Spotlight Ab Osterhaus Scientific Director The Research Center for Emerging Infections and  Zoonoses (RIZ) University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover  What are the major problems that we are facing to curb the current pandemic situation? Mitigation and suppression of the virus spreading Testing strategy coupled…
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