It doesn't do much of anything except cost an arm and a leg and make people sick. That's why it wasn't used on Trump and Regeneron was used instead. Read the article, it has pretty much failed in a hospital settings. Regeneron is more effective and less damaging to the system. It takes patients weeks to get over the affects of Remdesivir. Some elderly patients take months to get their systems back to normal (stop wearing adult diapers).