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International COVID-19 Trial to Restart with Focus on Immune Responses

  World Health Organization will test whether three existing drugs can save lives of hospitalized people. A landmark programme to test potential COVID-19 therapies in dozens of countries is restarting with a fresh roster of treatments — this time aimed at tempering the raging immune responses that can worsen severe disease. The clinical trial, named Solidarity and coordinated by the World Health…

Worldwide trial uses AI to quickly identify ideal Covid-19 treatments

Reporter : Irina Robu, PhD

The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 that has been spreading around the world can cause a respiratory illness that can be severe. The disease, COVID-19 appears to have a fatality rate of less than 2 percent and forcing doctors to choose between two equally revolting options: try an unproven therapy and…