No Treatments Recommended for COVID-19 Patients Without Supplemental Oxygen: NIH

No Treatments Recommended for COVID-19 Patients Without Supplemental Oxygen: NIH
A lab technicians holds the COVID-19 treatment drug "Remdesivir" at Eva Pharma Facility in Cairo, Egypt, on June 25, 2020. Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
Meiling Lee
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Physicians say they are concerned about the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) updated guidance on therapeutics for COVID-19 patients.

The guidance, which was quietly updated on Oct. 9, recommends against any form of treatment for patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms who do not require supplemental oxygen.