Coronavirus Pandemic Update 57: Remdesivir Treatment Update and Can Far-UVC Disinfect Public Spaces?

COVID-19 Update 57 with Roger Seheult, MD of https://www.medcram.com/?utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=Video+Link+Clicks&utm_term=Coronavirus+Pandemic+Update+57%3A+Remdesivir+Treatment+Update+and+Can+Far-UVC+Disinfect+Public+Spaces%3F&utm_content=2U4DAQ3kjRs
Stat News has reported on preliminary data about Remdesivir that appears promising. Due to its short wavelength, Far-UVC light may have the benefit of killing viruses such as influenza and SARS-CoV-2, but not damaging human skin.

See The MedCram Coronavirus Update 33 referenced in this video: https://youtu.be/Mm7UrZeu-74

Links referenced in this video:

Johns Hopkins Tracker - https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

Worldometer - https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

STAT - https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/16/early-peek-at-data-on-gilead-coronavirus-drug-suggests-patients-are-responding-to-treatment/

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2020/04/09/Ultraviolet-technology-far-UVC-light-disinfectant-COVID-19-coronavirus/stories/202004080113

ResearchGate - https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Aftermath-of-ultraviolet-A-B-C-radiation-on-skin-UV-C-are-shielded-by-the-atmosphere-and_fig1_281839922

Nature - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-21058-w.pdf

Some previous videos from this series (visit MedCram.com for the full series):
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 56: What is “Forest Bathing” & Can It Boost Immunity Against Viruses? https://youtu.be/PgDjVEpEOdQ
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 55: How COVID-19 Infection Attacks The Immune System & Differs From HIV: https://youtu.be/8NffZAGELGg
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 54: COVID-19 Antibody vs. PCR Testing; When to Relax Social Distancing?: https://youtu.be/kgzFAdYwYLM
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 53: Anticoagulation; Can Mechanical Ventilation Make COVID 19 Worse?: https://youtu.be/o8aG63yigjA
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 52: Ivermectin Treatment; Does COVID-19 Attack Hemoglobin?: https://youtu.be/qc6VV7ue4cE
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 51: State by State Projections; Ultrasound to Diagnose COVID19 Pneumonia: https://youtu.be/E7MufS6dnJw
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 50: Dip in Daily New Deaths; Research on Natural Killer Cells & COVID-19: https://youtu.be/fya6Zwxch88
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 49: New Data on COVID-19 vs Other Viral Infections (Ventilator Outcomes): https://youtu.be/uaIzj3s3p4A
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 48: Curve Flattening in California, PPE in the ICU, Medication Trials: https://youtu.be/JN-8bGB1cLM
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 47: Searching for Immunity Boosters & Possible Lessons From Spanish Flu: https://youtu.be/H1LHgyfPPQ8
-Coronavirus Pandemic Update 46: Can Hot/Cold Therapy Boost Immunity? More on Hydroxychloroquine https://youtu.be/EFRwnhfWXxo
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 45: Sharing Ventilators, More on Sleep, Immunity, & COVID-19 Prevention https://youtu.be/G1zsE9_85i4
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 44: Loss of Smell & Conjunctivitis in COVID-19, Is Fever Helpful? https://youtu.be/A4eu-h_owaI
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 43: Shortages, Immunity, & Can a TB Vaccine (BCG) Help Prevent COVID-19? https://youtu.be/LqKwAIIy-Mo
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 42: Immunity to COVID-19 and is Reinfection Possible? https://youtu.be/q4P91VrfPGw
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 41: Shelter In Place, FDA Investigates Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: https://youtu.be/hPz5KxgI_K4
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 40: Ibuprofen and COVID-19 (are NSAIDs safe?), trials of HIV medications: https://youtu.be/dT6mHi_8V5E
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 39: Rapid COVID-19 Spread with Mild or No Symptoms, More on Treatment: https://youtu.be/AToF8O5T86s
- Coronavirus Pandemic Update 38: How Hospitals & Clinics Can Prepare for COVID-19, Global Cases Surge: https://youtu.be/MoisrCTu0SY
- How Coronavirus Kills: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) & Treatment: https://youtu.be/okg7uq_HrhQ

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