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i thought we had already basically written off HCQ as a viable treatment and it seems odd that an antibiotic like azithromycin would be in any way effective aga

i thought we had already basically written off HCQ as a viable treatment and it seems odd that an antibiotic like azithromycin would be in any way effective against a virus but i guess im not a biochemist so i cant say these things for sure. i thought that anti retro virals like remesedivir were our best chance at the moment

WilsonPaige 6y ago
Remdesivir doesn't work against coronavirus. See either "Does Remdesivir Really Work Against Novel Coronavirus?" https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/does-remdesivir-really-work-against-novel-coronavirus/ar-BB14EFGA https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/does-remdesivir-rea... or "DESPITE THE HYPE, GILEAD’S REMDESIVIR WILL DO NOTHING TO END THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC": https://theintercept.com/2020/05/26/coronavirus-gileand-remdesivir-treatment/ https://theintercept.com/2020/05/26/coronavirus-gileand-remd... FTFA: >"“Remdesivir doesn’t work at all, as far as I can tell, or has only a minor effect. It is comparable to Tamiflu and maybe not even as good,” William Haseltine, a scientist who has spent decades studying viruses and helped lead the U.S. government response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, said."<