(AFP) \u2013 The antiviral drug remdesivir, considered one of the most promising COVID-19 treatments, turns out to do little to prevent deaths from the disease, according to a WHO-backed study.<\/p>\n
Remdesivir, which was part of the experimental cocktail given to US President Donald Trump when he caught the new coronavirus last month, was one of several reviewed in a large study of more than 11,000 people across 30 countries.<\/p>\n
The drug \u201cappeared to have little or no effect on hospitalised COVID-19,\u00a0as indicated by overall mortality, initiation of ventilation and duration of hospital stay,\u201d said the study posted online late Thursday.<\/p>\n
The data, which has yet to be peer-reviewed or published in a scientific journal, seems to contradict at least two major US studies that have shown that remdesivir can reduce the duration of hospital stays for COVID-19 patients.<\/p>\n
Washington authorised the emergency use of the medicine, made by US pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences and originally intended as a treatment for Ebola\u00a0\u2014 on May 1, followed by \u00a0a range of other countries and the European Union.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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