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Two years ago, the RECOVERY trial gave the world its first breakthrough against coronavirus: the discovery that an inexpensive steroid pill, dexamethasone, reduced deaths by up to a third from COVID-1. Within hours, the result was breaking news across the world and hospitals were adopting the drug into the standard care given to all patients with COVID-19. In the nine months following the discovery, dexamethasone saved an estimated one million lives worldwide.

Dr Mark Campbell, Dr Leon Peto and Dr Guilherme Pessoa-Amorim
Dr Mark Campbell, Dr Leon Peto and Dr Guilherme Pessoa-Amorim