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Queensland researchers find immune-boosting drug could lessen COVID-19 severity if antivirals fade

Queensland researchers have identified a key cause of severe COVID-19, paving the way for a potential new treatment.

Unlike antiviral treatments, Mater Research biochemist Katharina Ronacher said the experimental medication would not attack SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, but was designed instead to target the immune system.

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