Completion of a 5-day course of remdesivir was associated with approximately 17fold increased odds of survival among a sample of 54 nursing home residents with SARS-CoV-2 infection during the course of an outbreak from October to December, 2020. Remdesivir was well-tolerated; administration was logistically feasible in a pre-hospital environment.
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