Coronavirus Q&A

Fedguy, I'm a little late in commenting here however thank you for doing this. Although it may not be directly TV show related, we are a community and what you are doing is important for this community.

I've been working from home for the past few months and bringing a mask everywhere I go, wearing it regularly. I also keep a box of gloves in the car for when I'm using a petrol pump etc. In Ireland the population has gotten use to maintaining safe hygiene practices and social distancing. The vast majority of the population displaying compassion for all in the hope that we can help others.

Hi guys. With the new outbreak there's quite some misinformation going around, and since my major is Biochemistry/Molecular Biology (and having studied virology as part of my degree), I thought I might help out the community on this site, if you have any questions regarding the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or just viruses in general.

Not giving medical advice though, not qualified for that. More than happy to talk science.

This is cool scientist at UCSF are working with something called nanobodies and a synthetic molecule that stops mechanisms within the virus that allow it to infect human cells. They’re calling it AeroNabs and it’s stable enough to be put in an aerosol spray so it could be administered as an inhaler or nasal spray.

It’s not a cure or vaccine. They think it’s most viable as a preventative measure or as one that could help people who may have been exposed but are not yet symptomatic. However they expect it will be tested for efficacy on the sickest coronavirus patients so possibly a tool in treatment.