Dexamethasone is showing positive results in treating coronavirus patients

Jun 18, 2020, 4:25 PM | Updated: Oct 7, 2024, 9:18 am

Results of a trial have shown that Dexamethasone, a cheap and widely used steroid drug to reduce inflammation, reduced death rates by around a third in the most severely ill COVID-19 patients who were admitted to hospital. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

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Oxford’s Dr. Martin Landray, the co-leader in the study of Dexamethasone and its effect on coronavirus, said he was surprised about the great results from

Also, Sinovac is moving into phase three of their trials on a coronavirus vaccine.

And, Apple and Google are rolling out an updated version of their contact tracing apps just in time for an increase in cases in states like Florida and Texas.

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