Re: Some good news!

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

I'll second that!🙏🏻!

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stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

@suzyQ3 My own view is that you might modify the thread title. I don't think you need to seek the thread's deletion, but as is, it's sort of misleading. Even insering the word 'possible' (Possible Good News) into the title would be worthwhile in my opinion. I will say, though I know it'll be unpopular in some corners, that this is an example of why I find the rush to post about virus related matters often to be unfortunate.

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Happy2BHere · ‎10-22-2019

@on the bay wrote:
@suzyQ3 -
No, I think it is informative and hopeful.
And I just heard about maybe the first doses of a vaccine possible by Sept- from NY Times (not sure how reliable that is? I don't usually read it)
"In Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, an Oxford Group Leaps Ahead
As scientists at the Jenner Institute prepare for mass clinical trials, new tests show their vaccine to be effective in monkeys."

I also read that and right after that I read another article (Business Insider) that showed that an Indian drug company is going to go ahead and start production on it even though trials aren't completed!

I know we can't link if the article shows ads, and we're not supposed to copy the entire article here, so not to get in trouble with the Mods (LOL) here's some of the info and if you want to read more you can google it:

The world's largest vaccine maker is producing 40 million units of a coronavirus vaccine on trial in Oxford, without knowing whether it works

"The world's largest vaccine maker is mass-producing a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford without knowing whether it works.

The Serum Institute of India, which produces 1.5 billion vaccine doses a year for an array of diseases, says it will start production before the targeted completion date of the Oxford trial".

and

"He said the institute would produce 5 million units of the vaccine a month, for six months, to get ahead of demand.

"We are not waiting for the trials to get over in September in UK, and then start production here," he said. "The decision — at our own risk and cost — has been solely taken to get a jump-start on manufacturing, to have enough doses available, if the clinical trials prove successful".

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Who knows what will happen, but it drives home that things are actually happening behing the scenes!

pitdakota · ‎03-16-2010

The news about this medication is some good news, finally! There are more clinical trials taking place so they will get some further data when those trials are completed.

As always, keeping fingers crossed because we certainly need something that works in treatment out there.

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suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@pitdakota wrote:
The news about this medication is some good news, finally! There are more clinical trials taking place so they will get some further data when those trials are completed.

As always, keeping fingers crossed because we certainly need something that works in treatment out there.

@pitdakota, I've decided to not ask that this topic be deleted. And I'm going to let it stands as. I welcome additional information, good or bad, as it comes out.

I hope that the decision to use the drug on a larger scale is made solely by experts who have conducted studies and experts who are able to decipher the results -- NO ONE ELSE.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

SleeplessinSD · ‎11-01-2010

@suzyQ3 , everything I've seen/read is hopeful and positive, so far, with this medication. In my opinion, that is "some good news"!

~H~

pitdakota · ‎03-16-2010

@suzyQ3, yes absolutely! There was quite an early buzz about Remdesivir early into the clinical trials from doctors, so hopefully future studies add to the body of knowledge and give positive results.

This study consisted of 1,000 patients which is no small study, but not a really large one either. The impact of Remdesivir on shortening the length of hospital stay was statistically signficant. I believe Dr. Facui said that p value for that measure was 0.001. A p value of less than 0.05 denotes statistical significance and a p value of 0.001 is really considered highly significant.

It did decrease mortality, but that section wasn't statistically significant. But it was clinically signficant for certain.

Of course, the clinical trials already taking place will continue and that will add to the data.

Since Remdesivir is given intravenously, I would think they will now look at developing an oral preparation of the medication so they can give it to nonhospitalized patients and evaluate its effectiveness and safety in that setting.

* Freedom has a taste the protected will never know *

vsm · ‎05-08-2010

@KingstonsMom wrote:
Isn't this the drug developed to fight ebola?

Yes -- President Trump and Drs. Birx and Fauci mentioned that weeks ago in one of his earliest covid 19 press conferences

vsm · ‎05-08-2010

@suzyQ3 wrote:
I should have done more research. Should I ask that this thread be deleted?

Why? No one's claimed that it's a panacea or easily tolerated -- just that it's promising.

vsm · ‎05-08-2010

@on the bay wrote:
@suzyQ3 -
No, I think it is informative and hopeful.
And I just heard about maybe the first doses of a vaccine possible by Sept- from NY Times (not sure how reliable that is? I don't usually read it)
"In Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, an Oxford Group Leaps Ahead
As scientists at the Jenner Institute prepare for mass clinical trials, new tests show their vaccine to be effective in monkeys."

If they're still testing it on monkeys and clinical trials on people haven't yet begun, there's no way a vaccine will be available for widespread ues by September.