The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization for remdesivir to help patients get quicker access to the first antiviral showing promise against Covid-19 infections
issued an emergency use authorization for remdesivir, in a bid to help patients get quicker access toThe authorization comes two days after data from a government trial suggested the experimental drug can help patients recover faster and may reduce death rates compared to a placebo. The nation's top infectious disease doctor, Anthony Fauci, said the results make remdesivir the new standard of care as researchers continue to develop more effective options.
Gilead has said it will donate the first 1.5 million doses of remdesivir, which should be enough for about 140,000 Covid-19 patients. Questions remain on how much remdesivir will eventually cost. Democratic Reps. Lloyd Doggett of Texas and Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut recently questioned HHS Secretary Alex Azar on how much the federal government has spent on the research and development of remdesivir.Wearing a mask is for smug liberals. Refusing to is for reckless Republicans.
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