(04-23-2020, 10:34 PM)Minimalist Wrote: Oh, shit. Back to the drawing board.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52406261
Quote:Hopes dashed as coronavirus drug remdesivir fails first trial
Quote:It showed that researchers studied 237 patients, administering the drug to 158 and comparing their progress with the remaining 79, who received a placebo.
After a month, 13.9% of the patients taking the drug had died compared to 12.8% of those receiving the placebo. The trial was stopped early because of side-effects.
"Remdesivir was not associated with clinical or virological benefits," the summary states.
There is a similar drug (both RNA analogs) EIDD 2801 in trials that looks promising. Bonus is that it is oral.: https://tracs.unc.edu/index.php/who-we-a...-treatment
More detailed account: https://stm.sciencemag.org/content/early...ed.abb5883
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
