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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (517): medicines, vaccines, FDA, WHO, global

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownAbstract--------BackgroundWorld Health Organization expert groups recommended mortality trials of 4 repurposed antiviral drugs -- remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir, and interferon beta-1a -- in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).MethodsWe randomly assigned inpatients with COVID-19 equally between one of the trial drug regimens that was locally available and open control (up to 5 options, 4 active and the local standard of care). The Read more [...]