"They say you grow hair, look like Stalin!"
Posted on 03/31/2020 12:46:27 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Japanese conglomerate Fujifilm, most famous for its film and instant cameras, does more than sell point-and-shoots: it also makes medical equipment, anti-aging skincare, hair products—and now a potential coronavirus treatment.
In late February, when the coronavirus had sickened 80,000 people worldwide—on Friday the total topped 530,000—and the World Health Organization had not yet declared a pandemic, shares in Fujifilm Holdings Corp soared after Japan's health minister said the government was considering using a drug called Avigan, also known as favipiravir, to treat patients sickened by COVID-19.
More than a month later, favipiravir has showed promise in two trials involving coronavirus patients, with more countries, all desperate for an answer to COVID-19, prepare to test its effectiveness.
An obscure drug—until now
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Too bad Dr. Faucci would need 18 months to study it
"They say you grow hair, look like Stalin!"
“what are the side effects?”
“impotence”
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