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- Australian researchers are looking into the possibility of a coronavirus treatment that relies on an enzyme from an unusual source -- pineapples.
- Researchers have repurposed an existing cancer drug with an enzyme from pineapples and turned it into a nasal spray to help people suffering from the COVID-19 coronavirus.
- To date, the coronavirus has infected more than 22.5 million people around the world, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Everyone has the same question on their lips right now regarding the coronavirus pandemic: When will a vaccine finally be ready? The importance of an effective vaccine in ending this terrible pandemic cannot be overstated, as Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tried to explain in an interview in recent days. Gates, whose foundation has poured millions of dollars into the fight against the coronavirus around the world, believes that even if only a minority of the US population gets a coronavirus vaccination once one is available -- or anywhere from 30% to 60% of the population -- that will be enough to end the pandemic in the US.
Speaking of the US, the news is at least starting to get a little better overall regarding the coronavirus. Over the past week, the number of new infections in the US fell by almost 8%, for example, which was the fourth consecutive week of nationwide improvement, per Axios. Outside of the US, meanwhile, there's more good news -- in this case, relative to a possible coronavirus treatment.
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