Authors: By Ralph Ellis October 19, 2020 — A large study sponsored by the World Health Organization found that remdesivir doesn’t help hospitalized patients with COVID-19 survive and doesn’t even […]
NIH Clinical Trial Shows Remdesivir Accelerates Recovery from Advanced COVID-19
Authors: NIAID Office of Communications Hospitalized patients with advanced COVID-19 and lung involvement who received remdesivir recovered faster than similar patients who received placebo, according to a preliminary data analysis […]
The ‘very, very bad look’ of remdesivir, the first FDA-approved COVID-19 drug
Authors: By Jon Cohen, Kai KupferschmidtOct. 28, 2020 , 7:05 PM October was a good month for Gilead Sciences, the giant manufacturer of antivirals headquartered in Foster City, California. On 8 October, […]
Peer-reviewed data shows remdesivir for COVID-19 improves time to recovery
Authors: Beigel, et al. Remdesivir for the Treatment of COVID-19 – A Preliminary Report. The New England Journal of Medicine. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2007764 (2020). What The investigational antiviral remdesivir is superior to […]
Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 — Final Report
Authors: John H. Beigel, M.D., Kay M. Tomashek, M.D., M.P.H., Lori E. Dodd, Ph.D., Aneesh K. Mehta, M.D., Barry S. Zingman, M.D., Andre C. Kalil, M.D., M.P.H., Elizabeth Hohmann, M.D., Helen Y. Chu, M.D., M.P.H., Annie Luetkemeyer, M.D., Susan […]
Alert — EU looking into new side effects of Vaccine…
Authors: By citizenfreepress.com Three new conditions reported by people after vaccination with shots from Pfizer and Moderna are being studied to assess if they may be possible side effects, Europe’s […]
Here’s Why Viral Vector Vaccines Don’t Alter DNA
— It’s pretty simple — they can’t Authors: by Veronica Hackethal, MD, MSc, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today March 12, 2021 Adenoviral vector vaccines have been in development for decades, but […]
More Dangerous Side Effects Potentially Linked To mRNA Vaccines, EU Warns
Authors: BY TYLER DURDEN As shares of MRNA-vaccine purveyors Moderna and BioNTech tumbled on Wednesday, Reuters reported that the EMA, the EU’s medicines regulator, is looking into new potential side […]
New data on coronavirus vaccine effectiveness may be “a wakeup call”
Authors: Caitlin Owens A new preprint study that raises concerns about the mRNA vaccines’ effectiveness against Delta — particularly Pfizer’s — has already grabbed the attention of top Biden administration officials. What they’re saying: The […]
What Do We Really Know About Adenovirus Vectors for Vaccines?
Authors: By Serena Marshall and Lara Salahi February 24, 2021 — The newest COVID shot uses an existing technology but one with lingering questions As the U.S. hits the half-million death mark […]