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Aug 5, 2021 5 tweets 5 min read
JUST PUBLISHED - Is #remdesivir an effective treatment for #COVID19? cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10… This @CochraneHaem systematic review looked at this antiviral medicine to see if it's an effective treatment for people in hospital w #COVID & if it causes unwanted effects. 1/5 #Remdesivir is a medicine that fights viruses. It has been shown to prevent the virus that causes #COVID19 (SARS-CoV-2) from reproducing. Medical regulators have approved remdesivir for emergency use to treat people with COVID-19. cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10… 2/5