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Silver lining - Pills to treat Covid 19

New pills to treat patients with Covid 19 are currently in midstage clinical trials, and, if successful, could be ready by the end of the year. An oral drug like the one Pfizer is developing could be taken at home which could be a game changer and might keep people out of the hospital. As per the company, oral drug would work by blocking Protease - a critical enzyme that the virus needs to replicate. Protease is a enzyme that breaks down Protein. Coronavirus vaccine, that could be taken as a pill enter clinical trials in the second quarter of 2021. Pfizer is currently conducting trials in U.S and Belgium, with adult volunteers taking pills designed to provide a cure for Covid-19. It is designed to work by stopping the SARS-CoV -2 virus from replicating in the cell, thanks to the presence of protease inhibitors, which bind to viral enzymes. Protease inhibitors are used to treat other viral pathogens, like HIV and Hepatitis C. Tackling the Covid-19 Pandemic requires both prevention via v