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What is dexamethasone and how can it help in the fight against coronavirus?

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coronavirus. But what is it and how has it been used?The drug has been found to reduce deaths by up to a third among patients suffering the worst effects of the virus.The mortality rate of those who end up on a ventilator is usually above 40 per cent, but this was slashed by a third among people prescribed dexamethasone, which costs less than five pounds on the NHS.More than 11,500 patients from 175 NHS hospitals have been enrolled on the Recovery trial since it was set up in March to test a range of potential coronavirus treatments.Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was absolutely delighted that they can announce "the first successful trial for treatment of Covid-19." He thanked the brilliant scientists at Oxford University, working.

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