June 30,2021

Finding effective drugs to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic is the top goal for medical researchers around the world. We have already developed several effective vaccines, but a cure has not yet been found. Why is this so difficult? So far, doctors have tried drugs that have already been used for other viral diseases like HIV, Ebola, SARS, and influenza. Sometimes they can help, but they are not the breakthrough medical experts are hoping for. What we do know is that how well a drug works depends above all on when it is administered. In the early stage when the virus enters the body and multiplies. Or a later phase when the body reacts with inflammation and immune defenses. Hospitals around the world are gaining experience with COVID-19. And they're gathering data in the hope that it will soon be possible to do more than just protect healthy people with a vaccination.