"Significant Positive Step" In COVID-19 Fight: Remdesivir Shows Promise Against Coronavirus

"Significant Positive Step" In COVID-19 Fight: Remdesivir Shows Promise Against Coronavirus

Remdesivir is an antiviral drug that has been around for 10 years and it is now showing promise in the treatment of COVID-19 Early data that was released Wednesday from a global study revealed that patients who were given the drug, were less likely to die and recovered faster. However, there was another study released the same day in the British medical journal, The Lancet, which found no clinical benefits to the drug. During Thursday's edition of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, Roland spoke with Dr. Taison Bell, Critical Care and Infectious Disease Specialist at the University of Virginia about the promise of Remdesivir. 👀 Watch the 04.30.2020 edition of #RolandMartinUnfiltered    • 4.30 New bill addresses COVID-19 racial di...   🎩 Put some swagger in your wardrobe with Roland S. Martin Pocket Squares. Visit http://rolandsmartin.com/pocketsquares to order your shibori pocket squares today. ✊🏿 Get your The Year of Return t-shirts TODAY    • 1.14: TSU prez put on paid leave; Deval Pa...   🛍 Shop with Roland Martin and #RMU. Visit our Amazon Affiliate link for great deals and to support #RolandMartinUnfiltered - https://amzn.to/2OuLH70 -Get a FREE trial to Amazon Prime on us - https://amzn.to/35XK4Vo 📘 Check out #RolandsBookClub and some of his favorite tech gear http://ow.ly/M5zF50uJPam ✅ NOW AVAILABLE: #RolandMartinUnfiltered Merch - https://teespring.com/stores/rolandma... ✅ Subscribe to the #RolandMartin YouTube channel https://t.co/uzqJjYOukP ✅ Join the #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BringTheFunk Fan Club to support fact-based independent journalism http://ow.ly/VRyC30nKjpY ✅ Join the Roland Martin and #RolandMartinUnfiltered mailing list http://ow.ly/LCvI30nKjuj The Roland S. Martin YouTube channel is a news reporting site covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended.