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Landray says in the same twitter thread: "...Remdesevir is given by intravenous infusion for 5-10 days. It is not cheap. And supplies are limited (not surprisi
by vanilla-almond 6y ago
Landray says in the same twitter thread:
"...Remdesevir is given by intravenous infusion for 5-10 days. It is not cheap. And supplies are limited (not surprising given scale of epidemic)."
This means anyone showing early symptoms is likely to require a stay in hospital for early administration of the intravenous infusion. There are questions about how scalable this is. Landray again:
"COVID affects millions of people & their families around the world. It is not a rare disease and we need scalable, affordable, and equitable treatment solutions."
- lbeltrame 6y agoGilead was said to be working on an inhaled version (it can't be administered orally, because it is completely destroyed in the liver).