The world desperately needs coronavirus treatments, even if we get a vaccine. These 9 candidates are our best hope so far.

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• Hundreds of potential COVID-19 treatments have entered clinical testing in the last several months.
• Some of those therapies are best suited to help during a certain stage of infection, while others target the body's inflammation response.
• We've rounded up the nine candidates that the scientific community finds most promising, including antibody therapeutics, plasma, and interferon drugs.
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The world has only eradicated one human infection in its history: smallpox. 

Like most viruses, the novel coronavirus isn't likely to disappear from the population for good. Instead, the world's best hope is a combination of public-health measures, drug treatments, and a vaccine.

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