https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚨" title="Police cars revolving light" aria-label="Emoji: Police cars revolving light">BREAKING: #remdesivir shows encouraging preliminary results for #COVID19:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▶️" title="Right-pointing triangle" aria-label="Emoji: Right-pointing triangle">68% (36 of 53 patients) had improvement in oxygen support; only 15% worsened
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▶️" title="Right-pointing triangle" aria-label="Emoji: Right-pointing triangle">57% (17 of 30) on ventilators taken OFF
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▶️" title="Right-pointing triangle" aria-label="Emoji: Right-pointing triangle">3 of 4 on ECMO (*extremely* ill) taken OFF

#coronavirus https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/10/gileads-experimental-drug-remdesivir-shows-hopeful-signs-small-group-coronavirus-patients/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter">https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/...

No new safety signals, but 13% of these severely ill #COVID19 patients died.

These preliminary results from this compassionate-use study need to be confirmed in placebo-controlled trials –but these are already underway!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😃" title="Smiling face with open mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth">

@NEJM #coronavirus #remdesivir https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2007016?query=RP">https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/...

Another antiviral drug with the same mechanism of action ( #galidesivir) is also being studied in a well designed, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

The scientists are ON it.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😃" title="Smiling face with open mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth">

#COVID19 #coronavirus https://twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/status/1248673895126691841?s=20">https://twitter.com/DrDenaGra...

MORE on #galidesivir: it showed preclinical activity against #SARS (closely related to the #coronavirus), #Ebola and other deadly viruses.

I worked for YEARS on #galidesivir, and now it& #39;s being studied in a clinical trial of #COVID19 patients.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👩🏼‍⚕️" title="Woman health worker (medium light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Woman health worker (medium light skin tone)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💉" title="Syringe" aria-label="Emoji: Syringe"> https://twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/status/1248675876818030592?s=20">https://twitter.com/DrDenaGra...

#Favipiravir: a 3rd drug that works similarly to #remdesivir and #galidesivir showed efficacy against #COVID19.

The drugs block the virus’ ability to make RNA copies needed for new viral particles, so it’s plausible they& #39;ll work against #coronavirus.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤞🏼" title="Crossed fingers (medium light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Crossed fingers (medium light skin tone)"> https://twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/status/1240257063504281602?s=20">https://twitter.com/DrDenaGra...