On Wednesday, White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci, said results from a clinical trial of a potential COVID-19 treatment showed “quite good news.”
Preliminary data from a new global study of the drug remdesivir showed that patients treated with the drug recovered 31% faster than patients in the placebo group, according to Dr. Fauci's remarks at the White House on Wednesday, during a discussion with President Trump and Vice President Pence.
Dr. Fauci added, “Although a 31 percent improvement doesn’t seem like a knockout 100 percent, it is a very important proof of concept. What it has proven is that a drug can block this virus.”
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He added the drug will be “the standard of care.”