Fact check: Effective (and ineffective) COVID-19 treatments
A number of drugs have been mentioned as treatments for COVID-19. Some of them work well, some of them don t work at all, and some are still being tested.
A number of drugs have been touted as helping combat COVID-19, but very few have been confirmed as effective
Effective
Avigan
As researchers sought treatments early in the pandemic, the Japanese drug Avigan, with the active ingredient favipiravir, was promoted within Asia and then worldwide. Used for severe strains of influenza, the drug has been found to be a potent inhibitor of many RNA viruses. The drug can shorten the time to recovery for patients with COVID-19 but the possible side effects are severe, including anaphylactic shock and pneumonia.
La Grande Ile se démarque : Covid-19 : Madagascar préfère la tisane aux vaccins
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Covid-19 : la liste des traitements approuvés ou controversés | International | DW
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In South Africa, COVID-19 Pits Traditional Medicine Against Clinical Trial Rules 31/12/2020
In June,
Artemisia afra was in high demand on the streets of Johannesburg in South Africa. To treat COVID-19 symptoms, the Indigenous herb’s silvery leaves were for sale at roadside vendors and in the city’s popular traditional markets. Some people even pulled the plant from private gardens. And on the sides of nearby highways, people held signs for “mhlonyane” (
A. afra’s isiZulu name) and offered bushels to passing motorists like bouquets. Between February and July, the herb doubled in price.
People in the region have consumed the bitter plant for centuries to treat illnesses from colds to intestinal worms. With deaths rising as South Africa battled its first COVID-19 wave, people have turned to
Bringing Traditional Healing Under the Microscope in South Africa
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