There is currently no treatment or vaccine against COVID-19, which more than half a million people have been diagnosed with according to Johns Hopkins University.
-19 continues to spread around the world, scientists are working tirelessly to create specific treatments for it.COVID
-19, more than half a million people have been diagnosed with the disease globally, according to Johns Hopkins University data shown in theA map by Statista showing the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide as of March 26.As the virus is so new, there are currently no specific drugs to treat sick patients, and no vaccine to prevent it from spreading.
In Australia, for instance, a research institute on Friday announced the launch of a clinical trial to see if a vaccine against tuberculosis can ease-19 symptoms. The team hopes to recruit 4,000 healthcare workers from hospitals in Australia in the coming weeks. Similar trials are happening in Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K., but the one in Australia is one of the largest, Australia Associated Press reported.
According to a statement by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute , past studies have shown the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine reduces the virus level when people catch pathogens similar to SARS--2 . It has also been found to boost a person's overall immunity. The researchers hope the approach will buy time while a vaccine is developed.
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