Creating drug to stop the coronavirus

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You have been given the task of creating a drug to stop the coronavirus once it is already in the body (not a vaccination). Give two potential targets for this drug, and describe how the drug would work. These two drugs must not cause damage to host cells. Each drug must target a different mechanism. Give an example (and mechanism) of a drug you could design that would work, but would damage host cells.

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