Given early enough, some of the drugs had clearly observed benefit. None of the trials were perfect...understandable given the circumstances. While these drugs are certainly not all equal, given the alternative, having every option available is imperative.
It's good that @WHO is considering experimental #Ebola treatments for the outbreak in DRC - in addition to the vaccine. However, while we have fairly good data showing the vaccine(s) might work, I'm highly skeptical that any of the drugs will.https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05205-x …
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I have not seen any studies that convincingly show efficacy for any of the drugs (including ZMapp). That said, we clearly need more studies and the current outbreak presents an opportunity - plus, of course, there are mechanistic reasons why the drugs *might* work.
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