UK Scientists discover first cure.

[Tommy Tainant]

Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug

Patients should be given the cheap drug without delay, after "fantastic" trial results, experts say.

www.bbc.co.uk

A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.

The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say.

The drug is part of the world's biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus.

It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on oxygen, it cut deaths by a fifth.

Had the drug had been used to treat patients in the UK from the start of the pandemic, up to 5,000 lives could have been saved, researchers say.

Its not the complete package but a lot of people will not die because of this.
Great news for mankind.

 

[theHawk]

It’s not a cure, it’s a treatment.

 

[Dekster]

Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug

Patients should be given the cheap drug without delay, after "fantastic" trial results, experts say.

www.bbc.co.uk

A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.

The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say.

The drug is part of the world's biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus.

It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on oxygen, it cut deaths by a fifth.

Had the drug had been used to treat patients in the UK from the start of the pandemic, up to 5,000 lives could have been saved, researchers say.

Its not the complete package but a lot of people will not die because of this.
Great news for mankind.

It doesn't really treat the virus but some people's immune system's overreaction to it. It is a therapy for Cytokine Storm Syndrome. No more; no less.

 

[KissMy]

This has to be fake news. Dear Leader Trump says Hydroxychloroquine is the cure so we must all act like the coronavirus is history.

 

[Blaine Sweeter]

This is fantastic news.
This is a very common oral steroid given to reduce inflammation.

Scientists hail dexamethasone as 'major breakthrough' in treating COVID-19
LONDON (Reuters) - Dexamethasone, a cheap and widely used steroid, has become the first drug shown to be able to save lives among COVID-19 patients in what scientists hailed as a “major breakthrough”.

".......reduced death rates by around a third among the most severely ill COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital."""

Steroid drug hailed as 'breakthrough' for seriously ill COVID-19 patients

A cheap and widely used steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save the lives of COVID-19 patients in what scientists said is a "major breakthrough" in the coronavirus pandemic.

www.reuters.com

This stuff has some hefty side effects, though. But still...better than buying the farm.

 

[theHawk]

This has to be fake news. Dear Leader Trump says Hydroxychloroquine is the cure so we must all act like the coronavirus is history.

Strawman.

 

[Oz and the Orchestra]

Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug

Patients should be given the cheap drug without delay, after "fantastic" trial results, experts say.

www.bbc.co.uk

A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.

The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say.

The drug is part of the world's biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus.

It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on oxygen, it cut deaths by a fifth.

Had the drug had been used to treat patients in the UK from the start of the pandemic, up to 5,000 lives could have been saved, researchers say.

Its not the complete package but a lot of people will not die because of this.
Great news for mankind.

We should have a good old fashioned knees up with tea and jam sandwiches to celebrate.....always observing social distancing rules of course!

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug

Patients should be given the cheap drug without delay, after "fantastic" trial results, experts say.

www.bbc.co.uk

A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.

The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say.

The drug is part of the world's biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus.

It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on oxygen, it cut deaths by a fifth.

Had the drug had been used to treat patients in the UK from the start of the pandemic, up to 5,000 lives could have been saved, researchers say.

Its not the complete package but a lot of people will not die because of this.
Great news for mankind.

We should have a good old fashioned knees up with tea and jam sandwiches to celebrate.....always observing social distancing rules of course!

I am safe anyway because I neck down a glass of Domestos every morning.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

This has to be fake news. Dear Leader Trump says Hydroxychloroquine is the cure so we must all act like the coronavirus is history.

That's okay. You just need Trump to come out and publicly tout Dexamethasone and then you'll all stop using that too.

 

[Sun Devil 92]

Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug

Patients should be given the cheap drug without delay, after "fantastic" trial results, experts say.

www.bbc.co.uk

A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.

The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say.

The drug is part of the world's biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus.

It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on oxygen, it cut deaths by a fifth.

Had the drug had been used to treat patients in the UK from the start of the pandemic, up to 5,000 lives could have been saved, researchers say.

Its not the complete package but a lot of people will not die because of this.
Great news for mankind.

Good news.

 

[KissMy]

FDA revokes emergency use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 The FDA cites recent data showing hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine offer no benefits & only harm for coronavirus patients. The anti-malaria drug President Donald Trump touted as a treatment for COVID-19 has taken another hit, this time from the US Food and Drug Administration. A letter from FDA chief scientist Denise Hinton on Monday announced the agency is revoking the emergency use of oral formulations of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for treatment of the disease cause by the coronavirus.

 

[Oz and the Orchestra]

Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug

Patients should be given the cheap drug without delay, after "fantastic" trial results, experts say.

www.bbc.co.uk

A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.

The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say.

The drug is part of the world's biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus.

It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on oxygen, it cut deaths by a fifth.

Had the drug had been used to treat patients in the UK from the start of the pandemic, up to 5,000 lives could have been saved, researchers say.

Its not the complete package but a lot of people will not die because of this.
Great news for mankind.

We should have a good old fashioned knees up with tea and jam sandwiches to celebrate.....always observing social distancing rules of course!

I am safe anyway because I neck down a glass of Domestos every morning.

A ha ha ha,,,,,,,,Me thinks you are taking the Michael out of our american cousins and one in particular!

 

[Olde Europe]

Its not the complete package but a lot of people will not die because of this.
Great news for mankind.

While it's good news, it doesn't attack the virus, and it isn't a cure. It just suppresses one of the symptoms of Covid-19. Over-hyping it carries its own risk, as there are going to be nitwits concluding there no longer is a need to be cautious. That effect might easily overwhelm the benefits of dexamethasone.

 

[theHawk]

FDA revokes emergency use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 The FDA cites recent data showing hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine offer no benefits & only harm for coronavirus patients. The anti-malaria drug President Donald Trump touted as a treatment for COVID-19 has taken another hit, this time from the US Food and Drug Administration. A letter from FDA chief scientist Denise Hinton on Monday announced the agency is revoking the emergency use of oral formulations of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for treatment of the disease cause by the coronavirus.

Our FDA and CDC is a joke. Their “solution” to Wuhan virus is to forbid people from seeing doctors and forcing them to stay home to infect other family members. Think your sick? Don’t bother getting tested, just stay home. Since when are sick people not supposed to be examined by doctors and treated? Since the China syndrome hit us.

 

[Blaine Sweeter]

FDA revokes emergency use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 The FDA cites recent data showing hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine offer no benefits & only harm for coronavirus patients. The anti-malaria drug President Donald Trump touted as a treatment for COVID-19 has taken another hit, this time from the US Food and Drug Administration. A letter from FDA chief scientist Denise Hinton on Monday announced the agency is revoking the emergency use of oral formulations of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for treatment of the disease cause by the coronavirus.

Our FDA and CDC is a joke. Their “solution” to Wuhan virus is to forbid people from seeing doctors and forcing them to stay home to infect other family members. Think your sick? Don’t bother getting tested, just stay home. Since when are sick people not supposed to be examined by doctors and treated? Since the China syndrome hit us.

"Our FDA and CDC is a joke."

Yup.

White House proposes 30% cut to FDA headcount ...
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Feb 26, 2020 - The Trump administration has been cutting funding and dismantling various government units designed to lead the way in disease response ...

 

[theHawk]

FDA revokes emergency use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 The FDA cites recent data showing hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine offer no benefits & only harm for coronavirus patients. The anti-malaria drug President Donald Trump touted as a treatment for COVID-19 has taken another hit, this time from the US Food and Drug Administration. A letter from FDA chief scientist Denise Hinton on Monday announced the agency is revoking the emergency use of oral formulations of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for treatment of the disease cause by the coronavirus.

Our FDA and CDC is a joke. Their “solution” to Wuhan virus is to forbid people from seeing doctors and forcing them to stay home to infect other family members. Think your sick? Don’t bother getting tested, just stay home. Since when are sick people not supposed to be examined by doctors and treated? Since the China syndrome hit us.

"Our FDA and CDC is a joke."

Yup.

White House proposes 30% cut to FDA headcount ...
www.massdevice.com › white-house-proposes-30-cut-t...
Jun 22, 2018 - The Trump administration this week submitted a proposal that would cut the budget and staff at the FDA, as well as reorganizing the agency to ...
Groups Criticize Trump's Plan to Reduce FDA Food-Safety ...
www.foodbeverageinsider.com › regulatory › groups-c...
President Donald Trump on May 23 unveiled a budget for fiscal year 2018 (FY18) that would reduce expenditures for food-safety programs at FDA, drawing ...
Coronavirus in U.S.: Trump cut funding to CDC, other disease ...
fortune.com › 2020/02/26 › coronavirus-covid-19-cdc-...
Feb 26, 2020 - The Trump administration has been cutting funding and dismantling various government units designed to lead the way in disease response ...

You think giving these corrupt organizations more money is the answer?

 

[Rambunctious]

What brought up the death count is clear now....it was in nursing homes....in NY CA New Jersey and other blue states as well as other nations like Italy....now finally the senate is calling on these blue state governors to come testify on why they didn't follow federal guidelines on this very issue....
In fact they all used the same reasoning as if they had conspired together.....I believe they were actively trying to bring up the death count and the infection numbers to make it seem like Trump failed....in other words dem governors sent people to their death and to infect and kill others.....the only conclusion is they are guilty of 1st degree murder....every damn one of them....

 

[Corazon]

Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug

Patients should be given the cheap drug without delay, after "fantastic" trial results, experts say.

www.bbc.co.uk

A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.

The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say.

The drug is part of the world's biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus.

It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on oxygen, it cut deaths by a fifth.

Had the drug had been used to treat patients in the UK from the start of the pandemic, up to 5,000 lives could have been saved, researchers say.

Its not the complete package but a lot of people will not die because of this.
Great news for mankind.

We should have a good old fashioned knees up with tea and jam sandwiches to celebrate.....always observing social distancing rules of course!

I am safe anyway because I neck down a glass of Domestos every morning.

 

[2aguy]

Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug

Patients should be given the cheap drug without delay, after "fantastic" trial results, experts say.

www.bbc.co.uk

A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.

The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say.

The drug is part of the world's biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus.

It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on oxygen, it cut deaths by a fifth.

Had the drug had been used to treat patients in the UK from the start of the pandemic, up to 5,000 lives could have been saved, researchers say.

Its not the complete package but a lot of people will not die because of this.
Great news for mankind.

Sorry....we don't know anything about this drug until we find out if Trump thinks it might help.......if he does think it might help, we will need to ban this steroid and fire all the researchers.....you still don't understand that science and medicine under the left wing is now opinion and political side taking.....get with it.

 

[2aguy]

This has to be fake news. Dear Leader Trump says Hydroxychloroquine is the cure so we must all act like the coronavirus is history.

Since Trump never said that you are an idiot. Trump said he had good feelings about Hydroxy and hoped it would help....then, asshat leftists like you decided you had to attack that drug since Trump thought it might help.....revealing yourselves to be morons in the process....