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‘Watershed moment’: Lead doctor speaks with Channel 9 about Remdesivir

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Atrium Health will be one of the first health care systems in the region and the first in Charlotte to offer critically ill patients with COVID-19 a much-anticipated treatment option -- Remdesivir.

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“Well, I think Remdesivir is a watershed moment,” said Dr. Ralph Baric, the man behind Remdesivir.

>> In the video at the top of this webpage, reporter Glenn Counts goes inside the lab in Chapel Hill where the drug was developed and speaks with Baric about the effectiveness of the drug.