A study out of the U.K. has found that common anti-inflammatory drugs often used for arthritis may help treat COVID-19. The drugs cut the relative risk of death for people in the ICU with COVID-19 by 24%, according to the Guardian.
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Updated on January 8, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. PDT
  • A study out of the U.K. has found that common anti-inflammatory drugs often used for arthritis may help treat COVID-19. The drugs cut the relative risk of death for people in the ICU with COVID-19 by 24%, according to the Guardian.
  • President-elect Joe Biden said he would speed up COVID-19 vaccinations by not holding onto doses for booster shots. This could mean that many more Americans would get their initial shot more quickly.
  • A study found that when American universities held in-person classes, COVID-19 cases rose in those counties by 56%, according to CNN.
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