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Sabizabulin significantly reduces deaths in high-risk hospitalized COVID-19 patients

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Results from a phase III COVID-19 study showed that oral sabizabulin, a novel dual antiviral and anti-inflammatory agent, improved outcomes in hospitalized moderate-to-severe COVID-19 patients at high risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome and death.

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