Culture Wars Reach Labeling For COVID-19 Treatments
Executive Summary
Senators ask US FDA to change statements in COVID-19 monoclonal antibody fact sheets that factors like race or ethnicity may place a patient high-risk of serious illness, saying they promote racist decisions.
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