Do we think people will trust this new drug, this little brown pill, that could treat cove 19, potentially? There is a fair amount of vaccine hesitancy still around. So at least in the us, it may not move the needle that much. Where it can make a big difference is potentially in other countries where vaccination rates are really low. More with umar in a minute.
Vox’s Umair Irfan explains how a new pill that might soon be authorized by the FDA could fill major gaps in treating Covid-19.
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