I think it has real promise as long as there isn't some unexpected safety issue. |
I think that these data present real concerns about how can we use this class in the future. And it certainly says it makes little sense to make it an important part of drug stockpiles for pandemic response, |
If it's one like 1918 ... then we have to have health authorities make very hard decisions about who should get this, |
It could make a substantial difference. The estimates ... have suggested that you might be able to cut mortality roughly in half. |
It takes one of the arrows out of our quiver, as it were. |
One day isn't dramatic, but that was the median. For the more severely ill, the net reduction was three days, and for those treated early, it was 2 to 3 days. |
The transmissibility of avian viruses may increase as the viruses adapt to humans, |
The transmissibility of avian viruses may increase as the viruses adapt to humans. |
There's other information that's not in the public domain right now, |
These drugs are a major step forward. |
This is not just a treatment that reduces symptoms. |
We still have a long way to go ... I hope the virus will give us that time. |