Widely available steroid can improve chances of COVID-19 survival, British researchers say
The global race for a coronavirus vaccine involves a few basic approaches. Some have been around for decades, others are being tried for the first time.
Steroid drugs reduce inflammation, which sometimes develops in COVID-19 patients as the immune system overreacts to fight the infection. This overreaction can prove fatal, so doctors have been testing steroids and other anti-inflammatory drugs in such patients. The World Health Organization advises against using steroids earlier in the course of illness because they can slow the time that it takes for a patient to clear the virus.
This was the same study that earlier this month showed that the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, touted by President Trump, was not working against the coronavirus. U.S.
Research is continuing on the other treatments. The research is funded by government health agencies in the United Kingdom and private donors including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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