What we know about drugmakers' response to the new coronavirus
the new coronavirus is moving quickly around the world.
Since December, when it was first identified in Wuhan, China, the virus has spread to more than 100 countries. More than 150,000 cases have been confirmed through Mar. 15, though the true number is surely higher, and at least 5,700 people have died. Already, the virus known as SARS-CoV-2 is straining healthcare systems in the hardest-hit regions, and threatens to do the same elsewhere as the infection total grows.
A handful of drugmakers have started work on vaccines to protect against the virus or medicines to treat the illness it causes — named coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. Hundreds of studies are underway in search of an effective treatment, testing mostly repurposed HIV or influenza drugs. Yet it will likely be many months or even years, if at all, before one designed specifically for SARS-CoV-2 becomes available. Current treatment consists mostly of supportive care.
For the biopharma industry, the virus threatens to disrupt drug development on a broad scale. Many companies source chemicals or pharmaceutical ingredients from China, creating a significant supply chain challenge. Drugmakers also aren't immune to the outbreak, as evidenced by the rising count of employees at Biogen who tested positive for the virus. Biogen, Eli Lilly and Takeda are the earliest companies to mandate that employees who can work from home now must.
Published By Jacob Bell March 9, 2020 https://www.biopharmadive.com/news/coronavirus-biotech-pharma-drug-vaccine/573723/
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