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NHS gets breakthrough new Covid drug that slashes death rate by up to half

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Two existing drugs have been shown to cut the chances of ventilated Covid-19 patients dying by almost half. The findings from a world-leading NHS clinical trial could save thousands of lives of people who end up needing oxygen.

The latest result of the 4,000-patient Recovery trial showed that using arthritis drug tocilizumab reduced death rates by 15%.

Taken alongside dexamethasone - the first drug previously shown to save lives of Covid patients - the benefit was even higher.

The combination reduced deaths by a third in patients who remained conscious but needed oxygen support. When used on patients in a coma on a ventilator then death rates were reduced by almost half.

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