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Remdesivir Approved By USA For Coronavirus Treatment by igwe699(m): 1:45pm On May 02, 2020


The United States Of America Food and Drug Administration has approved Remdesivir for the treatment of Coronavirus (COVID-19).

 FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the investigational antiviral drug remdesivir.

The Emergency Use Authorization allows for remdesivir to be distributed in the U.S. and administered by health care providers, as appropriate, to treat suspected or laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in adults and children hospitalized with severe disease. Severe disease is defined as patients with low blood oxygen levels or needing oxygen therapy or more intensive breathing support such as a mechanical ventilator.

The approval is the latest step in a global push to find viable treatments and a vaccine for the coronavirus, which has left half of humanity under some form of lockdown, hammered the world economy, and infected more than 3.3 million people.

Remdesivir, an antiviral drug initially developed to treat Ebola, was given the green light on Friday after a major trial found that it boosted recovery in serious COVID-19 patients.

“It’s really a very promising situation,” President Donald Trump said on Friday at the...

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Re: Remdesivir Approved By USA For Coronavirus Treatment by Melezenawii: 1:45pm On May 02, 2020
Good news
Re: Remdesivir Approved By USA For Coronavirus Treatment by Tpave(m): 1:49pm On May 02, 2020
Good. I trust Americans.
Re: Remdesivir Approved By USA For Coronavirus Treatment by Millenniumlady(f): 1:51pm On May 02, 2020
At this point US be approving everything to cure this virus
Re: Remdesivir Approved By USA For Coronavirus Treatment by igwe699(m): 1:53pm On May 02, 2020
What of Agbo
Re: Remdesivir Approved By USA For Coronavirus Treatment by igwe699(m): 1:57pm On May 02, 2020
God bless the USA
Re: Remdesivir Approved By USA For Coronavirus Treatment by baralatie(m): 1:58pm On May 02, 2020
Millenniumlady:
At this point US be approving everything to cure this virus
not exactly!
the intervention treatment of covid 19 patients is premised on the use of anti viral drugs.with this new there are large base for american patients .this would give the critical patients a faster recovery time and a less likely scenario of death
Re: Remdesivir Approved By USA For Coronavirus Treatment by jlinkd78(m): 1:58pm On May 02, 2020
Good
Re: Remdesivir Approved By USA For Coronavirus Treatment by baralatie(m): 1:59pm On May 02, 2020
igwe699:
What of Agbo
it is a could question.if you can mix agbo that can boost your immune to go attack mode on a virus why not!
Re: Remdesivir Approved By USA For Coronavirus Treatment by egalitarianism: 2:00pm On May 02, 2020
Good development
Re: Remdesivir Approved By USA For Coronavirus Treatment by splendid2: 2:38pm On May 02, 2020
Anything to quench it
Re: Remdesivir Approved By USA For Coronavirus Treatment by gassbee: 4:00pm On May 02, 2020
Nice one
Re: Remdesivir Approved By USA For Coronavirus Treatment by igwe699(m): 6:07pm On May 02, 2020
usa

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