White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that the experimental drug Remdesivir has a proven benefit in treating coronavirus patients, saying the drug is a “highly significant” breakthrough that will improve COVID-19 treatment.
Fauci expressed genuine excitement over the results, calling them “reminiscent of 34 years ago in 1986” when his team uncovered the first drug to show a modest impact on the virus that causes AIDS — research that was built upon over