, shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015 for his part in the discovery and development of ivermectin and its use in treating river blindness., he was part of an extensive team that identified a substance called avermectin, which was produced by bacteria and could stop parasitic worm infections.
The Australian research showed that ivermectin resulted in a 5,000-fold reduction of Sars-CoV-2 RNA within 48 hours. “Ivermectin therefore warrants further investigation for possible benefits in humans,” explains the study authors in the journal ‘Antiviral Reports’.
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