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Remdesivir reduces hospital stay but does not reduce mortality. It costs a lot and is hard to make. Dexamethasone is cheap, easy to make, and reduces mortality
by DanBC 6y ago
Remdesivir reduces hospital stay but does not reduce mortality. It costs a lot and is hard to make.
Dexamethasone is cheap, easy to make, and reduces mortality. We don't want remdesivir, which is why you're not seeing regulatory action to seize control of the rights.
https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/first-drug-to-reduce-mortality-in-hospitalised-patients-with-respiratory-complications-of-covid-19-found/25061 https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/first-drug-to-reduce-mortality-i...