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A new study by Dr John Chia finds that 75% of enterovirus ME/CFS patients who were given a 5 to 10 day course of the intravenous antiviral remdesivir obtained remission within 2 to 6 weeks of this treatment, and remained in remission for a period of time ranging from 6 weeks to 9 months.
This is impressive, since for some enterovirus ME/CFS patients, they might only need to take a course of remdesivir every few months in order to remain in remission.
Though it's not entirely clear from the study whether "remission" means complete cessation of all ME/CFS symptoms (which is the usual definition of remission), or whether by "remission" Dr Chia just means substantial improvement in symptoms.
In the body, remdesivir converts to GS-441524, and then this converts into the active compound GS-443902, which is antiviral for RNA viruses like enterovirus.
People whose cats develop the normally fatal viral disease of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), which is caused by feline coronavirus, will sometimes obtain some GS-441524 to give to their cat. Usually it requires 12 weeks of daily injections of GS-441524 to save the cat. The total cost of treatment is around $5000. GS-441524 can also be given orally, but the oral bioavailability 57%, so a lot is wasted compared to injection. 1
A few years ago, GS-441524 for treating FIP could only be found on the black market, but nowadays it can be legally obtained from a vet.
GS-441524 would likely work just as well as remdesivir for treating enterovirus ME/CFS.
This is impressive, since for some enterovirus ME/CFS patients, they might only need to take a course of remdesivir every few months in order to remain in remission.
Though it's not entirely clear from the study whether "remission" means complete cessation of all ME/CFS symptoms (which is the usual definition of remission), or whether by "remission" Dr Chia just means substantial improvement in symptoms.
In the body, remdesivir converts to GS-441524, and then this converts into the active compound GS-443902, which is antiviral for RNA viruses like enterovirus.
People whose cats develop the normally fatal viral disease of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), which is caused by feline coronavirus, will sometimes obtain some GS-441524 to give to their cat. Usually it requires 12 weeks of daily injections of GS-441524 to save the cat. The total cost of treatment is around $5000. GS-441524 can also be given orally, but the oral bioavailability 57%, so a lot is wasted compared to injection. 1
A few years ago, GS-441524 for treating FIP could only be found on the black market, but nowadays it can be legally obtained from a vet.
GS-441524 would likely work just as well as remdesivir for treating enterovirus ME/CFS.
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