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2020-06-16 Science & Technology

Oxford Researchers Identify First Drug Proven to Reduce COVID Fatalities

[National Review/Bongino Report] Researchers at the University of Oxford announced Tuesday that they had found the first proven life-saving coronavirus treatment, after a clinical trial of dexamethasone, a low-cost steroid treatment, cut the risk of death by one-third for coronavirus patients on ventilators and one-fifth for those on oxygen.
Has Trump noticed yet? Maybe it's OK?

"This is the only drug so far that has been shown to reduce mortality, and it reduces it significantly. It's a major breakthrough," Dr. Peter Horby, chief investigator on the study, said in a statement. Head researcher Dr. Martin Landray added that the drug's low cost would lead to an even greater impact.

"There is a clear, clear benefit. The treatment is up to 10 days of dexamethasone and it costs about £5 per patient. So essentially it costs £35 to save a life. This is a drug that is globally available," he said, emphasizing that for every eight patients on ventilators that are treated with the drug, one life could be saved.
Well, maybe, but it's not a vaccine!
The only other drug that has shown promise in a clinical setting for treating coronavirus is remdesivir, an experimental antiviral treatment that has shown promise in treating patients early in the infection's onset.

Posted by Bobby 2020-06-16 10:02|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 Once Trump mentions dexamethasone (approved for medical use in 1961) science will conclude that it will significantly increase mortality.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2020-06-16 14:08|| 2020-06-16 14:08|| Front Page Top

#2 This is the 917th announcement of a new drug that will finally cure the virus. Sell on news.

Posted by Dopey Thaiter8666 2020-06-16 14:48|| 2020-06-16 14:48|| Front Page Top

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