A bright doctor from the West African country of Nigeria Babafemi Taiwo is leading part of major study on antiviral drug Remdesivir appearing to treat COVID-19, the potentially deadly respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, which has killed more than 200,000 people around the world.

CNN interviewed Dr. Taiwo, whose name suggests he is a twin from the southwestern part of Nigeria, to discuss the promising results.

Remdesivir, the antiviral drug made by Gilead Sciences, appears to help coronavirus patients recover more quickly than no treatment at all, but it does not significantly reduce death, according to preliminary data from the National Institutes of Health, per Axios.

Preliminary results of remdesivir show it can help hospitalized patients with COVID-19 recover faster.

“The data shows that remdesivir has a clear cut, significant, positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said during a meeting between President Trump and Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, NPR reported.


Dr. Fauci described the results as “highly significant”, hailing them as “quite good news.”

The study was sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which Fauci leads, and which is part of the National Institutes of Health, NPR added.

Fauci said it was the first “truly high-powered” randomized placebo controlled trial of remdesivir, noting that it involved more than a thousand hospitalized patients at sites in numerous countries. Another randomized controlled trial in China, with results that were also announced Wednesday, was far smaller, per NPR.

NPR added that “The NIH trial of the antiviral, which is made by Gilead Sciences, began on February 21. The preliminary study results are not yet published in a peer-reviewed trial but NIH released them after an analysis by the data safety monitoring board overseeing the trial. Fauci said the results were announced because of the ethical responsibility to allow the placebo group to access remdesivir, since there was now clear evidence that the drug works.”


https://todaynewsafrica.com/breaking-bright-nigerian-doctor-in-u-s-babafemi-taiwo-is-leading-major-study-on-antiviral-drug-remdesivir-capable-of-treating-covid-19/#

He was on Erin Burnett’s show on CNN yesterday to talk about the drug. I hope it works.

Cc: lalasticlala Mynd44

Great. If he was still in Nigeria him for follow him fellow NMA or NARD people dey complain of salary or dey go strike year in year out.

Yenefer:
Thank God he is Yoruba if he is I-pig they will disturb us with I-pig amaka

He’s a Nigerian.

Yenefer:
Thank God he is Yoruba if he is I-pig they will disturb us with I-pig amaka

na true, the thread for don reach 50 pages by now

Yoruba Amaka

seunmsg:


He’s a Nigerian.

yes he is Nigerian too. Don't try to be holy here, we are here for blood

Yenefer:
Thank God he is Yoruba if he is I-pig they will disturb us with I-pig amaka

No be for every situation you go dey display your stupidity na...

DanseMacabre:
Great. If he was still in Nigeria him for follow him fellow NMA or NARD people dey complain of salary or dey go strike year in year out.

Or his fellow Nigerians would kidnap him never allowing him to concentrate on his strengths.

Goke7:

na true, the thread for don reach 50 pages by now

DanseMacabre:


No be for every situation you go dey display your stupidity na...

Ok

Nigerian-American. Great!

We've got the finest brains representing us out there, yet we're where we are. Create a working environment for our health sector to thrive, they wont, until all d remaining doctors here run for greener pasture. Our own pasture no dey change colour since 1960, na brown pasture. This must be a generational curse.

Yenefer:
Thank God he is Yoruba if he is I-pig they will disturb us with I-pig amaka

Thank God he is yoruba . at least the i-pig can now rest, God's Grace in your reporting, participating in a research and finding the cure are 2 different things. Maurice Iwu in fact sent in some potential cure for the virus immediately it began

Amen o... Let's this drug work... Let bill Gates vaccination attempt be destroyed

Great! Yoruba also doing us proud in foreign land.Keep it up.God's speed in finding a cure for this pandemic.

seunmsg:
He was on Erin Burnett’s show on CNN yesterday to talk about the drug. I hope it works.

Welcome development!

Jokerman:
Amen o... Let's this drug work... Let bill Gates vaccination attempt be destroyed

The existence of a drug doesn’t mean we don’t need vaccine. An effective vaccine remains the best bet to fight the virus. Personally, I prefer to get vaccinated and not contract the virus than to get the virus and be looking for cure.

kettykings:


Thank God he is yoruba . at least the i-pig can now rest, God's Grace in your reporting, participating in a research and finding the cure are 2 different things. Maurice Iwu in fact sent in some potential cure for the virus immediately it began

Do you understand yourself?

What was the ultimate aim of the research?

seunmsg:


The existence of a drug doesn’t mean we don’t need vaccine. An effective vaccine remains the best bet to fight the virus. Personally, I prefer to get vaccinated and not contract the virus than to get the virus and be looking for cure.

Not bill Gates vaccine, sorry

Yorubas for jant dey try. Even in Hollywood they are ubiquitous proudly bearing their African names. Shout out to David Oyelowo.

Yenefer:
Thank God he is Yoruba if he is I-pig they will disturb us with I-pig amaka

"I-pig" does it mean You're a pig?

If he was in Nigeria, he would have been used for rituals by his Yoruba brothers

Yenefer:
Thank God he is Yoruba if he is I-pig they will disturb us with I-pig amaka

And trust them to make the title igbo doctor instead of Nigerian doctor with amaka rubbish shout all over the place.


It's low self esteem.

Yenefer:
Thank God he is Yoruba if he is I-pig they will disturb us with I-pig amaka

But why?

Proudly Yoruba making us proud with bright brain developed from Amala and original Ewedu soup

Wow. We lost him to united States and more doctors are leaving ooo. Brilliant guy. Shame on our politician. Even there children no go get this Kain brain
God bless you o jare. Proud of you

OhBiafra:
If he was in Nigeria, he would have been used for rituals by his Yoruba brothers

And why have the Yorubas not used your Igbo brothers who litter everywhere in the south west for rituals?

Splendid

kettykings:


Thank God he is yoruba . at least the i-pig can now rest, God's Grace in your reporting, participating in a research and finding the cure are 2 different things. Maurice Iwu in fact sent in some potential cure for the virus immediately it began

Will you shut the hell up!!!who knows that bloody ELECTION RIGGER IN THE WORLD?