I haven't seen much posted about any clinical studies for using Remdesivir for Covid, specifically. Since it is the "standard of care" in most hospitals (due to demands from NIH), we should know if there is any SCIENCE to back up these mandates.
I found a couple of interesting studies.
(1) This one used Remdesivir in one group and placebo in another group. The only real analysis was how long it took the patient to get out of the hospital or moved out of the Covid wing of the hospital to another area of the hospital. This is subjective, to say the least.
The only real difference was the group who got the drug were "cleared" in 10 days, and the group who got nothing were "cleared" in 15 days.
They then went on to do a COMPUTER MODEL to claim that Remdesivir would "likely" lead to better outcomes regarding recovery and avoiding death. But they have no evidence of this. It's just a computer model.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2007764
(2) This one is a review of multiple studies for Remdesivir, and then they arrived at conclusions based on what they saw overall in the group of studies.
Based on the currently available evidence, we are moderately certain that remdesivir probably has little or no effect on all-cause mortality at up to day 28 in hospitalised adults with SARS-CoV-2 infection. [This means: It does NOT prevent people from dying.]
We are uncertain about the effects of remdesivir on clinical improvement and worsening. [This means that the review of MULTIPLE studies show NO benefit.]
There were insufficient data available to validly examine the effect of remdesivir on mortality in subgroups depending on the extent of respiratory support at baseline. [This means that not enough evidence exists to determine if Remdesivir is either safe or effective for "sub-groups" (elderly, children, pregnant women).]
Bottom line: Remdesivir is NOT proven effective in providing ANY benefit to SARS-CoV-2/Covid 19 patients.
Science!
Jesus!
Those are BOTH the SAME study -- and they are the SAME study I cited in my OP.
Clearly, you just found something and posted it.
You have NO IDEA what it says or does not say.
Serious questions: Are you actually a medical doctor or nurse, and do you not know how to read a study?
< ive spent very little time on this
That's the problem. You have an ethical responsibility to KNOW what you are giving to people, not to just do what you're told.
There is a reason why you have little concern. It's because ...
Where did NIH give you permission to use those as standard of care for Covid?
And how do you diagnose that? PCR?
What do you know about PCR?
IMO, you also have a responsibility to review the research yourself, and only agree to apply that which has some evidence to support it.
The FDA approval on Remdesivir is not anything close to solid.
If it's working, great. But it appears there are better and cheaper alternatives that are being excluded. That is not acceptable.
And that's why HCQ and Ivermectin should also be available.
BTW, doctors never say "trial and error" is ok. They are always demanding clinical trials as "evidence based medicine." This whole thing has proven that they are dishonest about their practices, and for the most part ignorant of the science behind what they proscribe.
That is also not acceptable.