Scientists have found a drug to slow the spread of coronavirus A drug used to lower cholesterol levels could potentially slow the spread of coronavirus and ease the course of covid.

This was stated by scientists from the University of Birmingham and other research centers in the UK..

In the course of the study, experts tried to find a drug that could disrupt the ability of the protein spike of the coronavirus to bind to the cellular receptors of the ACE, the University of Birmingham newspaper reported..

It turns out that the cholesterol drug fenofibrate can reduce viral load by 70%. In addition, it has shown the same effectiveness against most strains of SARS-CoV-2.

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Scientists noted that fenofibrate is very cheap and readily available worldwide, so it can be very beneficial in low- and middle-income countries, as well as for patients who are not recommended to vaccinate..

According to experts, fenofibrate needs to be studied on a larger scale, because in the case of successful tests, it can be of great help in the fight against coronavirus..

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