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This is actually quite frightening but lab research has found that if the Influenza A combines with SARS-CoV-2 we have a very serious problem and treatments targeting ACE2 receptor are key.
Aviptadil could save countless lives and be incredibly valuable to have an impact on both Influenza and SARS-CoV-2.
“The upcoming flu season in the Northern Hemisphere merging with the current COVID-19 pandemic raises a potentially severe threat to public health.
Through experimental coinfection with influenza A virus (IAV) and either pseudotyped or live SARS-CoV-2 virus, we found that IAV preinfection significantly promoted the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in a broad range of cell types. Remarkably, in vivo, increased SARS-CoV-2 viral load and more severe lung damage were observed in mice coinfected with IAV.
Moreover, such enhancement of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity was not observed with several other respiratory viruses, likely due to a unique feature of IAV to elevate ACE2 expression.
This study illustrates that IAV has a unique ability to aggravate SARS-CoV-2 infection, and thus, prevention of IAV infection is of great significance during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Go Aviptadil/Zyesami!
I am less concerned about our future knowing we have this drug so close to approval. See reply for citation link.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41422-021-00473-1