SOLIDARITY TRIALS

  • October 17, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPN Topics
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Subject : Science and tech

Context : World Health Organization (WHO) made available interim results from the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial — a large-scale global trial studying the effectiveness of various repurposed therapies in Covid-19 treatment.

The findings put a dampener on expectations from these therapies including remdesivir, once seen as promising.

Concept :

  • The Solidarity Trial will test four different drugs or combinations — remdesivir, a combination of two drugs, lopinavir and ritonavir, the two drugs plus interferon beta, and chloroquine.
  • It will compare their effectiveness to what is called standard of care, the regular support hospitals treating COVID-19 patients use now.
  • There are 30 vaccine groups that are operational worldwide right now looking at COVID-19, with five having gone into animal-toxicity study.
  • India is also a participant.
Science and tech SOLIDARITY TRIALS