OLD MEDICATION MAY BE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR COVID-19

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The coronavirus pandemic has so far claimed 7,171 lives, with at least 182,603 coronavirus cases reported and 79,881 people recovered. Today, the NIH begins clinical trial of investigational vaccine for COVID-19. While the trial launched in record speed, public health officials have been stressing for weeks that a vaccine won’t be ready for 12 to 18 months in the best circumstances.

In a research work published on Friday, recent guidelines from South Korea and China report that chloroquine is an effective antiviral therapeutic treatment against Coronavirus Disease 2019. “Use of chloroquine (tablets) is showing favorable outcomes in humans infected with Coronavirus including faster time to recovery and shorter hospital stay. US CDC research shows that chloroquine also has strong potential as a prophylactic (preventative) measure against coronavirus in the lab, while we wait for a vaccine to be developed. Chloroquine is an inexpensive, globally available drug that has been in widespread human use since 1945 against malaria, autoimmune and various other conditions,” the authors said.