Merck’s Molnupiravir And The Meaning Of ‘Access’
Executive Summary
COVID pill’s EUA fact sheet includes the politically potent term ‘accessible,’ and the question of availability could be among the most important for the product – unless more clinical data turns it into a winner in its own right.
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