The US urgently approved remdesivir for the treatment of covid 19

Vice President Mike Pence said that distribution of the drug to hospitals will begin on Monday
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From the meeting in the White House, Photo: AP
From the meeting in the White House, Photo: AP
Disclaimer: The translations are mostly done through AI translator and might not be 100% accurate.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency approval for the drug remdesivir to be used in the treatment of Covid-19, US President Donald Trump said.

Trump said that the CEO of the pharmaceutical company "Gilead", which developed the drug, described the move as an important first step and that they will donate a million vials of remdesivir, according to the BBC.

Vice President Mike Pence said that distribution of the drug to hospitals will begin on Monday.

The drug, which was originally developed to treat Ebola, shortened the duration of symptoms of the virus from 15 to 11 days in a US trial involving hospitals around the world. However, a Chinese study has questioned the drug's usefulness.

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