Kenya turns to Covid antiviral drug in Ebola response

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Kenya was collaborating with the WHO), Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to evaluate the potential of Remdesivir in relieving symptoms.

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Kenya is preparing to administer a Covid antiviral pill Remdesivir to treat Ebola patients under a compassionate-use programme, even as doctors investigate whether the drug can aid recovery from a rare strain of the ​virus called Bundibugyo for which there are no approved vaccines or ​treatments.

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