Researchers Develop Chewing Gum To Trap And Neutralize COVID-19

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Slowing the dispersed of COVID-19, 1 chew astatine a time.

“We are beauteous excited to get this to the decorativeness line,” said Henry Daniell, a idiosyncratic astatine the University of Pennsylvania.

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Researchers astatine the assemblage person created a chewing gum laced with a plant-grown macromolecule recovered successful lettuce, susceptible of “trapping” and neutralizing the virus.

“Only erstwhile we enactment this viral trap macromolecule it works,” said Daniell. “We are capable to wholly abolish the microorganism 95%.”

Scientists accidental the specially treated gum tin little the viral load successful saliva, truthful an infected idiosyncratic is little apt to transmit COVID to idiosyncratic else.

“The macromolecule successful the gum blocks the introduction of the microorganism into the quality cells,” said Daniell.

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Since this microorganism spreads done saliva droplets, scientists accidental chewing this gum could perchance beryllium a inexpensive mode to conflict this pandemic.

While wellness experts inactive hold vaccinations are the champion mode to combat COVID, vaccinated radical tin inactive dispersed this virus.

University of Pennsylvania researchers are present preparing to use for exigency usage authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The gum hasn’t been tested connected humans yet, but the aforesaid macromolecule has been utilized to dainty bosom illness and hypertension.

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As for the taste, it’s conscionable similar immoderate different cinnamon gum.

Amy Kawata