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SheltieLover

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Fri Apr 10, 2020, 11:02 PM Apr 2020

Experimental drug remdesivir shows potential for coronavirus, early research suggests

[link:https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/experimental-drug-remdesivir-shows-potential-coronavirus-early-research-suggests-n1181506|

While promising, the drug still needs to undergo rigorous clinical trials to know for sure how effective it is.

The research, published Friday in The New England Journal of Medicine, looked at 53 coronavirus patients who had been given remdesivir through what’s called "compassionate use."

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