Experimental antiviral pill stopped a measles-like virus spreading in ferrets
Results in ferrets suggest an add-on to vaccination that could shrink outbreaks faster and cut contagious time.

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Results in ferrets suggest an add-on to vaccination that could shrink outbreaks faster and cut contagious time.
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