US FDA Greenlighting Dozens Of New Trials For Coronavirus Therapeutics
Executive Summary
In less than three weeks, the number of clinical trials for potential treatments has jumped to 72, according to the FDA’s Coronavirus Treatment Acceleration Program.
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