A lab technician shows the coronavirus treatment drug remdesivir at Eva Pharma Facility in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: Reuters
A lab technician shows the coronavirus treatment drug remdesivir at Eva Pharma Facility in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: Reuters

Gilead questions WHO study that found remdesivir has little effect on Covid-19 deaths

  • The UN health agency said its ‘Solidarity’ trial conducted in 11,266 patients had concluded that remdesivir did little to help patients survive
  • The US company said the the findings were premature and that other studies had validated the drug’s benefits

A lab technician shows the coronavirus treatment drug remdesivir at Eva Pharma Facility in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: Reuters
A lab technician shows the coronavirus treatment drug remdesivir at Eva Pharma Facility in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: Reuters
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