Why Scientists Believe ‘Deadly Carrot’ Could Be Our Next Best Bet For Curing COVID-19
Based on new research findings by scientists at the University of Nottingham published last week
“The initial success of mass vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to prevent or ameliorate the severe effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been marred by the continual emergence of new variants that are more infectious or virulent than the original SARS-CoV-2 isolate, and are able to reduce immune protection from existing vaccines (1).”
It’s their words, not mine.
In fact, we quite literally seem to be in the midst of fighting a losing battle against COVID-19, with strains ‘Alpha’, ‘Beta’, and ‘Delta’ mutating faster than we can collectively say, “is it over yet?”
Not only does the paragraph above help to illustrate the level of desperation going into the development of a cure, but it highlights the worry shared among a growing number of experts that the current vaccines in circulation are less able to block and prevent transmission of the virus (2).
What we know from single-variant comparisons of SARS-CoV-2 infections, however, is that the Delta variant seems to boast a much higher…
