A majority of patients requiring mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 were able to breathe on their own after taking a course of the experimental Ebola drug remdesivir, according to an analysis published Friday.
Preliminary evidence shows that a majority of patients with severe COVID-19 who were taking the experimental drug remdesivir as part of a compassionate-use program showed significant improvement after receiving the drug.showed that 68 percent of the hospitalized patients improved after receiving the drug, including a majority of those on mechanical ventilation. The drug's manufacturer Gilead Sciences urged caution in interpreting the early results.
The analysis showed that 57 percent of COVID-19 patients who required mechanical ventilation could breathe on their own after completing a course of treatment with the drug. Earlier evidence has suggested grim outcomes for those needing mechanical ventilation for COVID-19.
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