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Yeah, shortly after posting the question I found this coverage of the same results: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/06/cheap-steroid-first-drug-shown-reduc

• davismwfl 6y ago
  Yep dexamethasone is a very well known drug used in both human and animal medicine. Ironically it is used for breathing issues quite often in animal medicine so it isn't surprising to see it have some benefits with Covid IMO. Also ivermectin (anti-parasite drug) is being tested with and without the addition of dex which is kinda interesting but only time will tell how the studies come out. But it is interesting. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166354220302011 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016635422... has a little about the ivermectin as a treatment.
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  • giardini 6y ago
    FWIW Ivermectin is not a steroid and discussion of ivermectin here is not relevant to the OP. Many other threads on this forum discuss ivermectin.
    • davismwfl 6y ago
      If you read my comment you should have seen I pointed out ivermectin is an "anti-parasite drug", not a corticosteroid as dexamethasone is. As for the relevance, the two drugs are being used in combination as a treatment in numerous studies and preliminary results seem promising.