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25. I think WHO has lost much credibility over this crisis

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 11:48 AM

Apr 2020

and the name is tainted. Maybe WHO would be better off focusing on deployment and administrative matters, out of the spotlight, and have a new international group, outside of the UN and not including politicians, be the scientific clearinghouse for the world.

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Breaking News Gilead Remdesivir Trial for Covid-19 Has Met Primary Endpoint [View all] mobeau69 Apr 2020 OP

Good news. Of course we will soon know that tRump himself developed this drug. groundloop Apr 2020 #1

LOL. He'll look like an even bigger fool. Most people have seen the light on his con. nt mobeau69 Apr 2020 #2

If the news is true, it's still a very limited help. Requires an IV, in a hospital setting. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #8

Could be helpful in nursing homes. LisaL Apr 2020 #11

I don't think most nursing homes are actually equipped/staffed to deliver IVs. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #12

I guess it would have to be a skilled nursing facility. LisaL Apr 2020 #13

Yeah, it may be much more practical than sending everybody to the hospital. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #14

Most nursing facilities KatyMan Apr 2020 #49

This is true, but at least Steelrolled Apr 2020 #27

Could any of you fill us in on what the article says? luvtheGWN Apr 2020 #3

It's everywhere now. Try this from CNBC... mobeau69 Apr 2020 #4

Try this one LiberalArkie Apr 2020 #5

Thank you. luvtheGWN Apr 2020 #15

It might help with some by just knowing they are taking something for it. Placebo effect. LiberalArkie Apr 2020 #21

We are discussing several trials on one thread. LisaL Apr 2020 #26

It was a large randomized double-blind placebo study jpak Apr 2020 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author turbinetree Apr 2020 #6

WHO messed up big time by accidently releasing incomplete data from China, (supposedly), which still_one Apr 2020 #7

That study in China was on severely sick patients. LisaL Apr 2020 #9

That is what I heard also, but still it was still an incomplete trial. I am trying to understand still_one Apr 2020 #17

They will administer the drug in an infusion center or something like that. I am skeptical still_one Apr 2020 #19

That's what I was thinking. ananda Apr 2020 #22

Yes still_one Apr 2020 #29

All anti-viral drugs must be given early to be effective. LastDemocratInSC Apr 2020 #47

The WHO release of the China study DeminPennswoods Apr 2020 #10

Still the data should not have been released because it was incomplete, also it is a still_one Apr 2020 #18

It was treatment information, released AS incomplete and Hortensis Apr 2020 #31

This latest result showed definite shorter course of the disease and that is good still_one Apr 2020 #32

Fantastic if it turns out to be reliable as research continues. Hortensis Apr 2020 #35

+++ still_one Apr 2020 #37

The "China" Remdesivir study failed to enroll enough participants BlueIdaho Apr 2020 #39

I think WHO has lost much credibility over this crisis Steelrolled Apr 2020 #25

Well, Trump has frozen U.S. funding to WHO, which is most of it Hortensis Apr 2020 #33

Realistically I don't expect anything to change Steelrolled Apr 2020 #48

not about the drugs noneof_theabove Apr 2020 #16

I want to know what "early and late" mean in these "trials........ turbinetree Apr 2020 #20

Bingo mjvpi Apr 2020 #23

What I found interesting was that when you add 62%+49% it does not equal 100 turbinetree Apr 2020 #24

It shouldn't add to a 100 % because they are talking about patients released from the hospital LisaL Apr 2020 #34

It's a real shame when positive news about development of a drug results in Hortensis Apr 2020 #28

I guess it's big pharma or something like that, and we are better off LisaL Apr 2020 #38

:) Seemingly. Of course when we finally do have medication Hortensis Apr 2020 #45

JFTR: OilemFirchen Apr 2020 #30

These companies put a lot of money and effort into drug development. LisaL Apr 2020 #36

Non-sequitur. OilemFirchen Apr 2020 #40

Would you say the same about AIDS drugs BlueIdaho Apr 2020 #41

Asked and answered above. (n/t) OilemFirchen Apr 2020 #42

So that's a yes... then... BlueIdaho Apr 2020 #43

Huh? OilemFirchen Apr 2020 #44

Yet, the British trial was NS JCMach1 Apr 2020 #50

Significance depends on the number of participants. LisaL Apr 2020 #51

I just really dislike false hope articles like the OP JCMach1 Apr 2020 #52