Remdesivir – can this antiviral medicine treat COVID-19? – Netdoctor

Remdesivir is an anti-viral medication that has recently been approved to be used in the treatment of COVID-19. Dr Roger Henderson looks at how Remdesivir works, how effective it may be, and its possible side-effects.
In December 2019 a new virus that primarily caused a respiratory illness was identified and given the name COVID-19. Its more correct name is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, although it is still usually called COVID-19 (or sometimes just Covid) by most…

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