//First drug proves able to improve survival from COVID-19

First drug proves able to improve survival from COVID-19

A LOT OF QUESTIONS. KIM: THE RACE TO FIND A VACCINE OR TREATMENT FOR CORONAVIRUS IS ON THE FIRST DRUG GIVEN EMERGENCY APPROVAL FOR TREATMENT IS REMDESIVIR >> IT’S AN ANTIVIRAL DRUG, SO IT INTERFERES WITH THE PROCESS VIRAL REPLICATION AND THEREBY SLOWS THE ABILITY OF T CORONAVIRUS TO REPLICATE IN THE HUMAN BODY. KIM: ORIGINALLY CREATED FOR TH TREATMENT OF EBOLA VIRUS, THE FDA