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President Donald Trump last night attributed to an experimental drug treatment that helped him recover from Covid-19 and said he wanted other patients to receive the same treatment for free.
Trump suggested that his illness and treatment could become a “blessing in disguise” for the nation’s battle against the pandemic, although there is no way he or his doctors will know that the drug had any effect.
In a new White House video released last night, Trump said his illness had shed light on the cocktail of experimental antibodies that he believed had improved his condition.
Seemingly sensitive to the fact that his course of treatment is far from what average Americans receive, he promised that the drugs would be approved quickly for use, and free of charge, even though he does not have the power to order it himself.
“I want everyone to receive the same treatment as their president, because I feel very good,” said the president from the Rose Garden of the White House. “I feel perfect.”
Trump received an experimental antiviral cocktail made by Regeneron through a “compassionate use” waiver, an acknowledgment of the higher standard of care and beyond that he receives as president.
The safety and efficacy of the drug have not yet been proven. And there is no way for the president or his doctors to know if the drug had any effect. Most people recover from Covid-19 without the drug.
In the video, Trump continued to downplay the threat of the virus, promising the sick that they will “get well quickly, just like I did,” despite the fact that there are more than 200,000 people in the US and more than a million throughout. the world have died from disease.
He posted the video to Twitter last night, two days after being released from the hospital, after his assistants said he had returned to the Oval Office, despite still being contagious, for a briefing on Hurricane Delta and the prospects for economic stimulus.
The aides insisted that there were only limited staff around them and that they were entering the office from outside to limit exposure.
Amid questions about when he will return to the campaign, Trump also offered a series of tweeted volleys against Democrats and pressured lawmakers to accept piecemeal financial aid proposals after finishing negotiations on a broader aid package.
His doctor reported yesterday that the president continued to make progress in his recovery.
White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said Trump had stated: “I feel great!”
But his absence from the public eye, coupled with the lack of detailed information about the president’s health, had raised continuing questions about the trajectory of his recovery and when he could return to his normal activities, including campaigning, less than four weeks earlier. election day.
Dr. Conley added in a memo that Trump had been symptom-free for more than 24 hours and that his oxygen saturation level and respiratory rate were normal.
The memo said a blood test Monday had shown Trump had antibodies to the coronavirus, substances that fight infection.
However, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said it was not possible that this type of blood test could distinguish between the antibodies that Trump’s body could be producing and those supplied by the company’s drug.
Those detected in Monday’s test were most likely from the drug, the company said.
Still, Trump said the drug is “the key” to his recovery.
Irish independent
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