'Breakthrough' coronavirus treatment dexamethasone is a 'good first step,' lead researcher says

Landray told CNBC that the drug appears to effectively combat some aspects of the disease, but a treatment regimen in combination with other therapeutics, like an antiviral drug or antibody treatment, could prove to be even more effective in preventing death.

In order to build on the study's findings, researchers will hopefully find a drug or therapeutic that attacks the virus itself rather than the body's response to the disease, Landray said. Such a drug could potentially be taken in conjunction with dexamethasone to create a robust combination treatment.

While dexamethasone effectively treated hospitalized patients enrolled in Landray's study, it did not have a beneficial effect on patients who were not sick enough to require respiratory support. Most people infected with the virus will not require hospitalization or respiratory support, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Everything they say here is probably poison

Wait, I thought Hydroxychloroquine already cured everybody?

What number 'breakthrough' are we up to now?

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