Arthritis drug Tocilizumab reduces Covid-19 deaths, Plymouth trials show
Patients who take tocilizumab are not only more likely to survive Covid-19, but also tend to spend less time in hospital
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A trial carried out in South West hospitals has proven the effectiveness of a using an arthritis drug to treat patients suffering from Covid-19.
The RECOVERY research project, which included Plymouth’s Derriford Hospital, has shown that tocilizumab – an anti-inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis treatment – reduces the risk of death for patients suffering from severe effects of the virus.
Researchers also found that the drug reduces the length of hospital admission, and the risk of patients requiring mechanical ventilation.
Plymouth Covid vaccine centre reinforces strict appointment rules
New signs instruct people to arrive no earlier than 15 minutes prior to their vaccination appointment at Home Park
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New signs instructing people to not turn up way in advance for their Covid jabs have appeared at Home Park after huge queues of people awaited their vaccine in scenes akin to match day at Argyle before the pandemic.
And it appears the message as hit home as the lengthy queues have vanished today and people turning up for their shot in the arm are being seen to promptly.
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NHS apology after huge queues formed at Home Park vaccination centre today
Hundreds of people were stood outside Argyle s home ground awaiting their turn to receive their much-anticipated vaccine today
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