1. Why Haven't We Found an Effective Treatment for COVID-19?
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Spicer, Alexander James and Jalkanen, Sirpa
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COVID-19 treatment ,MIDDLE East respiratory syndrome ,MEDICAL personnel ,CONVALESCENT plasma - Abstract
Antivirals Remdesivir was the first real hope as a treatment for COVID-19; indeed, multiple governments flocked to repurpose this antiviral drug as a potential treatment ([2]). Keywords: COVID-19; anti-virals; type I interferons (IFNs); corticosteroids; clinical trials EN COVID-19 anti-virals type I interferons (IFNs) corticosteroids clinical trials N.PAG N.PAG 5 04/09/21 20210331 NES 210331 Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the world, with significant ramifications not only for public health but also for all major economies and industries. Treatment of patients with MERS, and the results of the MIRACLE Study, show that early treatment with type 1 IFNs is necessary to achieve positive results. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2021
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