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NGHS finds remdesivir useful as COVID-19 treatment, but future supply uncertain
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Staff don full PPE at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville while working May 15, 2020, on the COVID-19 area of the hospital. - photo by Scott Rogers
“This medication works by reducing the virus’ ability to replicate and spread in the body,” Dr. Supriya Mannepalli, chair of NGMC’s Infection Prevention and Control committee, said in a statement. “I am usually fairly conservative in my evaluation of new drugs, but this one has truly impressed me and has been life-saving for many.”