British American Tobacco working on plant-based coronavirus vaccine

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Cigarette maker says tobacco plants offer potential for faster and safer drug development

British American Tobacco, the maker of brands including Lucky Strike, Dunhill, Rothmans and Benson & Hedges, has said it has a potential coronavirus vaccine in development using tobacco plants.

 

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British American Tobacco BAT obvious innit 🦇

I don’t care if it’s the ghost of Pablo Escobar as long as someone comes up with one !

“I had my first test last week. Now I’m on 20 a day. “

While this is definitely an April fools prank, I can't help but notice the company's acronym is🦇.

I thought we weren’t doing April Fools jokes this year.

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