Decades-Old Drug May Help Protect Against Severe COVID-19 Symptoms: Study

Decades-Old Drug May Help Protect Against Severe COVID-19 Symptoms: Study
A transmission electron micrograph shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles isolated from a patient. NIAID
Zachary Stieber
By Zachary Stieber, Senior Reporter
Updated:

A drug that was approved by U.S. regulators more than 70 years ago may help protect against two major COVID-19 symptoms, according to a new study.

Disulfiram, approved to treat alcoholism, protected rodents infected with COVID-19 from lung injury in the preclinical study done by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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