Ferrets Help Scientists Produce Nasal Spray That Prevents COVID-19 Infection.

“COVID coronavirus replication was completely blocked. ...these antivirals (developed from ferret tests) ... is easily administered and ... protection would be immediate and last for at least 24 hours.”

— Anne Moscona, M. D. and Matteo Porotto, Ph.D., Professors in the Dept. of Pediatrics and Directors, Center for Host-Pathogen Interaction, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, N. Y.

“Having something new that works against the coronavirus is exciting.”

— Dr. Arturo Casadevall, Chmn. of Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD