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A comment on Covid: Remdesivir 'has little or no effect' on survival, says WHO. Parent comment

Re:Covid: Remdesivir 'has little or no effect' on survival, ... by wang_li on Friday October 16, 2020 @02:30PM (#24803616)
In urgent circumstances where the demand for hospital services are high, a twenty percent improvement in recovery times is the same as increased capacity.
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Re:Covid: Remdesivir 'has little or no effect' on survival, ... by mlyle on Friday October 16, 2020 @03:21PM (#24804081)
Nit: It's not quite the same. If need for hospitalization is growing quickly, cycling out people 20% quicker might not affect overload dramatically.

Steady-state, sure, you can treat 25% more.

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