A Pill That Shows Promise In Curing Ebola In A Primate Model Emerges...

This is very encouraging news. Pills would be far cheaper to make, and more importantly, keep stable in high temperature African environments -- much less "special handling" than existing monoclonal antibodies.

And so, the latest is here:

. . .Monkeys infected with the deadly Ebola virus have been successfully cured by a 10-day regimen of pills, leading scientists to hope the treatment could be adapted for use in humans. The drug, obeldesivir, offers a substantial advantage over the two other FDA-approved treatments for Ebola as they have to be delivered via an IV drip, whereas pills are much more convenient to store and administer. . . .

The drug is similar to remdesivir, an antiviral that’s used against a range of infections including COVID-19. It works by inhibiting the function of important viral enzymes called polymerases, blocking virus replication. . . .

Onward. We just need USAID to be freed up to provide the funding for it -- for the world. Yikes.



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