EMA Reviews GSK/Vir’s COVID-19 Antibody To Support Early Use By Member States
Executive Summary
After preliminary discussions with its pandemic task force, the European Medicines Agency has begun reviewing GSK/Vir Biotechnology’s promising COVID-19 treatment to help EU national competent authorities make evidence-based decisions on its possible early use.
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