[thinden]

Thanx for posting facts

[FreedomForce]

More here:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Azithromycin+antiviral

[Terry L Smith]

One other thing: the ‘mycin’ family of drugs work, for those allergic to penicillin and its derivatives, like me.

[steve8714]

Could it be that the most severe pneumonia-like effects of the disease are from a plasmodium secondary infection for which the virus is a gateway?

[FreedomPoster]

Nice find.

[bjc]

I believe this is the study that was referenced in this WSJ article.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/these-drugs-are-helping-our-coronavirus-patients-11584899438?mod=hp_opin_pos_3

[\/\/ayne]

I understood the general principle right off the bat - it’s not rocket science. The anti-inflammatory properties reduce the symptoms - it doesn’t cure the virus.

[mewzilla]

Thanks!!

[mewzilla]

Azithromycin may not be the only one out there...

From 2016...

Identification of novel macrolides with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and type I and III IFN-augmenting activity in airway epithelium

This is so cool...

[IndispensableDestiny]

For those that want to make conclusions without reading the article, the key take away (for me) is:

Azithromycin potentially works by stimulating the host antiviral responses through the induction of interferons (IFNs) and IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs).