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Remdesivir explained – what makes this drug work against viruses?

  • Written by Katherine Seley-Radtke, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and President-Elect of the International Society for Antiviral Research, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Remdesivir is an experimental medicine that is showing promise in clinical trials for COVID-19. Photo by ULRIC PERREY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

With the FDA approving Gilead’s Remdesivir as an emergency use treatment for the most acute cases of COVID-19, many people are wondering what type of a drug it is.

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