Antiviral Drug Shows Early Promise in Severely Ill Coronavirus Patients

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A small group that was given an experimental Gilead treatment showed improvement, but clinical trials are needed to assess its effectiveness

An experimental drug made by Gilead Sciences Inc. showed promising results in a small group of Covid-19 patients, with clinical improvement seen in 84% of recipients within one month of treatment, researchers said Friday.

The results, while encouraging, far from prove the experimental drug’s effectiveness taking on the new coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 respiratory illness. Determination of the treatment’s efficacy will need to wait for results of more scientifically rigorous clinical trials under way.

 

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china completed their trial long time ago and chose not to disclose it. It would ruin their chinese medicine image and their race to sell this drug

Holy rollers will swear anything biblical

Um... no. I’ve watched the news conferences. Only antibiotics made from aquarium cleaner and the free PPE/test kits that are so abundant they fall from the sky are needed. Ya’ll need to check your sources.

China filed patent SCREW GILEAD

Please give it to Zoë

CaddenKathleen And clinical trials take at least one to two years.

No control group so could be a red herring.

MonashUni UniofOxford

Awesome!

I know it's hard for the lame stream media but you need to be patient. We may not have the answer until the fall or winter.

That is exactly why he is still alive. I know that i will never ever ever get the ending i deserve from him because he is stubborn and does not apologize. He feels self-righteous and I am done visiting. I've seen enough. Killer Kelloggs. My life in a movie. I am sickened by his

Or we can all just start ingesting whatever chemicals dear leader has a financial interest in

Go away you EnemyOfThePeople

Clinical trials, for sure needed.

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