Karen Hayles alleges that remdesivir treatment worsened her son Chase’s kidney damage during a 2021 hospitalization in Houston, despite assurances that he would not receive the drug.

Remdesivir treatment allegation

Hayles shared her account during a discussion involving Senator Ron Johnson about alleged failures in COVID-19 pandemic treatment. Chase Hayles was a childhood cancer survivor who had pre-existing kidney damage.

His mother alleges that the family was told he would not receive remdesivir, but that he was given the drug anyway. Chase later died while awaiting a kidney transplant. The available account does not establish whether remdesivir caused further kidney damage.

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