Antiviral activity of the purposing drugs

About 20% of hospitalized patients with severe Covid-19 usually have secondary infections, and about half of the patients who died after hospitalization due to Covid-19 had secondary bacterial infections. In the light of this fact, the appointment of some antibiotics to seriously ill patients is justified, especially if they exhibit not only an antibacterial, but also an antiviral effect. These are, for example, azithromycin, doxycycline and salinomycin. The latter, however, is used only in veterinary medicine.