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Dexamethasone isn't a coronavirus breakthrough

19 June 2020

8:07 PM

19 June 2020

8:07 PM

It’s welcome news, of course, that dexamethasone can reduce mortality in people with moderate to severe respiratory complications due to Covid-19. But to hail it as a big breakthrough – as the Health Secretary Matt Hancock did this week – is a step too far. Perhaps next week, Hancock will be shouting about the use of paracetamol as a treatment for headaches.

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