An inexpensive and widely available steroid is an effective treatment for COVID-19 patients, researchers have found. Dexamethasone, a low-dose steroid treatment, reduces the risk of death by one-third for COVID-19 patients on ventilators. For patients on oxygen, the risk of death is reduced by one-fifth. "This is the only drug so far that has been shown to reduce mortality — and it reduces it significantly. It's a major breakthrough," said Peter Horby, chief investigator at Oxford University.
Finally something that works on the most severe cases.
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