Assertion: chloroquine's drug | /r/HasProperty | repurposed
Facets:
value: according to previous researches
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: There are about 40 different research efforts around the world to find a vaccine, which may take a year or more, while scientists rummaging around in the existing medical cabinet have identified some other drugs that may be repurposed to tackle Covid-19.
text: Additional evidence of chloroquine’s relevance comes from academic groups who are finding it pop up in their searches for existing drugs that could be repurposed to fight the virus, although these studies are only lengthening the list of possible mechanisms by which chloroquine acts.
text: According to previous researches, anti-malaria drugs known as chloroquines were repurposed to treat cancer for decades, but until now no one knew exactly what the chloroquines were targeting when they attack a tumor.