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by buyx 1879 days ago
Basic resources like...(...Remdesivir)

I've been following this on social media, and the Indian desperation for Remdesivir struck me (now it seems to be for oxygen, sadly). It's heartbreaking, but also interesting to see how many people are desperate for the drug. Is this based on evidence? What's driving the demand: doctors or the public?

We've seen a similar craze for ivermectin in South Africa, and there was the HCQ craze in the US. It would be interesting to see if there are parallels.

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Yes. If given early enough it has been shown to cut down length of stay and severity of disease.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle...