Infectious disease
ZYESAMI is intended to block the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in the ATII cell, as well as cytokine synthesis, thereby relieving respiratory distress. It is the only treatment in development that targets these ATII cells, and if approved, would be the first drug on the market for COVID-19 patients critically ill with respiratory failure.
Ever since Dr. Fauci said he often double masks and that two masks “just makes common sense,” the medical community has been in somewhat of a debate with many in agreement, and some saying the opposite.
Veru announced positive results from its Phase II trial of its VERU-111 compared to placebo in hospitalized patients at high risk for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) from COVID-19.
While the space is just beginning to emerge, therapies for long-haul COVID-19 patients are still very much an unmet need.
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South Africa has delayed the distribution of the AstraZeneca-University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine after data suggested it “provides minimal protection” against mild disease from the South African variant.
The Swiss health authority Swissmedic rejected AstraZeneca’s rolling authorization application for its COVID-19 vaccine a few days ago, saying more data is needed “to obtain more information about safety, efficacy, and quality.”
When all is said and done, there will have been many forgotten victims of COVID-19. With the SARS-CoV-2 virus showing up in more and more human organs, will potential recipients be among them?
A new study report in Science suggests SARS-CoV-2 and its mutated new variants can evade immune responses via the selective deletion of small sections of the virus’s genetic sequence.
Foster City-based Gilead Sciences says its inhaled version of remdesivir, which has been increasingly used in research and practice to combat COVID-19 in hospitalized patients, won’t be available any time soon as it needs more testing in clinical research.
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