FDA issues emergency-use authorization for remdesivir to treat hospitalized patients with severe Covid-19

The experimental drug remdesivir has been approved to treat hospitalized patients with severe Covid-19, the US Food and Drug Administration said in a letter on Friday.

Remdesivir is the first authorized therapy drug for Covid-19 in the United States, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said on Friday.

Submitted by mo2 on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 19:38
He was symptom-free. But the coronavirus stayed in his body for 40 days

By his second day in the hospital with COVID-19, Charles Pignal’s mild cough and 102-degree fever had disappeared.

But Pignal would test positive for the coronavirus for five more weeks, despite developing no further symptoms. He wasn’t released until the 40th day after he first fell ill, when he finally tested negative two days in a row.

Submitted by mo2 on Thu, 04/30/2020 - 16:56

Chile to push ahead with coronavirus 'release certificates' despite WHO warning (reuters.com)

Chile to push ahead with coronavirus 'release certificates' despite WHO warning

SANTIAGO - Chile will push ahead with previously announced “release certificates” for recovered COVID-19 patients despite a World Health Organization warning that there was no evidence they are protected from a second coronavirus infection.

Paula Daza, sub-secretary of Chile’s Health Ministry, told reporters on Sunday that while many uncertainties remain about the global pandemic, evidence points to a reduced risk after a first bout of coronavirus.

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 04/26/2020 - 21:50

POTUS45 halts World Health Organization funding over handling of coronavirus outbreak (cnn.com)

POTUS$% halts World Health Organization funding over handling of coronavirus outbreak

POTUS45 announced Tuesday he is halting funding to the World Health Organization while a review is conducted.

Trump said the review would cover the WHO's "role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of coronavirus."

Submitted by mo2 on Wed, 04/15/2020 - 21:46