Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug

MONDAY, April 6, 2020 -- A drug originally developed to treat Ebola is getting a second chance in the spotlight, as research teams in the United States, Asia and Europe race to test it againstThe drug, called remdesivir, has already been given to a limited number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19, on a"compassionate use" basis. That included the first U.S. patient diagnosed with the disease -- a 35-year-old man in Washington state who sought care on Jan.

This week, Northwestern was among the latest U.S. medical centers to join a large-scale research effort sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases . It is putting remdesivir to the"gold standard" test in medicine: a controlledPatients hospitalized with COVID-19 are being randomly assigned to receive either infusions of remdesivir or a placebo, in addition to standard care, including breathing support.

All of the trial patients will be sick enough to be hospitalized, but at varying stages of severity, according to Tapson. Some will be intensive care unit patients onAt Northwestern, the first patient slated to receive the drug was an 89-year-old man in the ICU. His family is"very excited," Taiwo said. At the same time, he cautioned that everyone needs to wait for the trial results to know whether remdesivir can truly fight the virus.

And while Ebola is not caused by a coronavirus, animal research shows that remdesivir is active against the coronaviruses that caused the SARS and MERS outbreaks. Tapson could not predict when the results will be available, but it will be quick relative to the norm for clinical trials.

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I hope the western world finds a solution & vaccine soon.

The clock is ticking. ⏰ There is no time for each research team /countries wise to try different stuffs, instead they should join hands and share their expertise. Come on a common platform, We would be successful in coming up with a solution soon. 💭 📦 💡 💊💉

If you fall ill tell your Dr to give you hydroxychloroquine 200 mg twice per day combined with azithromycin & zinc sulfate at 225 mg once per day for 5 days (Don’t wait for test results if over 15 minutes) don’t wait 3 days for test results. Just start the regimen immediately🙏🏻

my parents meet at Glamours Portarits in Decatur IL 1994 but because of a event on COVID-19 they was not able to remember each other . they meet anne D taubeneck and she brought out the mall in Decatur IL 1994 the music is me lol.

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