The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday warned that the anti-viral drug Remdesivir should not be used for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, explaining that trials have failed to prove that the treatment is effective. WHO chief clinician, Janet Diaz, told a press conference from Geneva that there was no clear evidence that the use of remdesivir […]
The European Union has approved the use of remdesivir to treat severe cases of Coronavirus. The announcement was made on Friday July 3, days after the US effectively stockpiled the world’s entire supply of the antiviral medication. Its approval came after two major US studies showed that remdesivir can reduce the duration of hospital stay for COVID-19 patients. EU Health Commissioner Stella […]
The United States Department of Health services has bought almost the entire next three month’s supply of breakthrough Coronavirus drug remdesivir for itself, leaving the rest of the world possibly without any supply for the next three months. Trump’s administration has bought the next 500,000 doses of the anti-viral drug, Remdesvir, from manufacturer Gilead, a […]
Anti-viral drug remdesivir cuts recovery times in coronavirus patients, according to the full results of a trial published Friday night, three weeks after America’s top infectious diseases expert said the study showed the medication has “clear-cut” benefits. Complete results from the research, which was carried out by US government agency the National Institute of Allergy […]
An experimental drug, Remdesivir, has proved effective against the new Coronavirus in a major study done by the National Institutes of Health, the US Government have announced . White House health advisor and top US infectious diseases expert, Dr Anthony Fauci has revealed that data collected from the Coronavirus drug trial testing with the antiviral drug Remdesivir showed […]