2. The following are research studies made accessible to the
general public from around the world.
The efforts are from different parts of world and are
varied. Some of the projects are for affordable ventilators,
other projects are for antiviral medications….
3. They are written in an informal way in
order to provide information to the general
public.
The goal is to encourage people in
different regions of the world to be proud
of local research that addresses the present
pandemic of 2020 as well as any future
pandemics
4. ANTIVIRAL
Caffeic acid is chemical found in nature that,
in some studies, has been found to have the antiviral
potential against some types of viruses.
Examples of research in various parts of the
world on its capabilities are…
5. TURKEY
A study in Turkey on the antiviral
potential of CAPE or Caffeic Acid
Phenethyl Ester. …CAPE is found in
honeybee propylis, essentially the coating
to bee hives.
(Erdemli et al., 2015)
6. TAIWAN
The antiviral potential of
Sambucus Formosana Nakai,
a species of elderberry native to
Taiwan, China, Japan, India, and
neighboring regions.
(Weng et al, 2019)
7. Virus-Like Particles
Virus-like particles are the use of particles
that closely resemble the virus.
Research on this technology ranges from
Latvia (Pushko et al., 2013) to Portugal
(Raldao et al., 2010) to Mexico (Lopez-
Marcias, 2012) to Iran (Yaldzani, 2019).
9. ITALY
The Mechanical Ventilator Milano (MVM):
A Novel Mechanical Ventilator Designed for Mass Scale
Production in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemics
(C. Galbiati et al., 2019)
10. UPDATE:
In 2022, virus-like particle vaccines are being
researched
as a means to vaccinate against the various variants of
COVID that presently exist.
