Researchers at Tel Aviv’s largest hospital, Ichilov, report what could be a major game-changer in the fight against the Covid-19 virus – a drug that cures corona patients with a 96 percent success rate.
Thirty patients suffering from moderate or severe Corona levels received the new drug EXO-CD24, developed by Professor Nadir Arber of Ichilov’s Cancer Prevention Center. Only one patient did not respond: 29 others showed “marked improvement” within two days of taking the new drug.
Professor Arber says the treatment is “effective and cheap.
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The medicine is given by inhalation once a day in a procedure that takes just a few minutes for five days, ”he said.
The 29 who improved after taking the drug were able to leave the hospital between three and five days later.
Now Professor Ronni Gamzu, the former state coronavirus ‘tsar’ who has returned to his role as Ichilov’s chief executive, says he will personally help Professor Arber get the green light from the Israeli Ministry of Health to test the medication. on a larger pool of patients.
He said, “‘I am proud that here at Ichilov we are among the world leaders in finding the cure for the terrible epidemic.”
A similar treatment has been announced by Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. In their study, 21 critically ill patients – who had underlying health problems – were given a drug called Allocetra. According to the doctors, 19 patients recovered within six days and were discharged from the hospital after eight days on average.
The drug was developed by Professor Dror Mevorach. director of Hadassah’s Research Center for Rheumatology and Internal Medicine.