From WSJopinion: New Covid drugs represent a huge pharmaceutical success but a missed government opportunity
First some good news to brighten the holidays: The Food and Drug Administration has approved two oral antiviral drugs for Covid-19. Now the bad news: They will be in short supply this winter.
On Thursday the FDA authorized Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics’ Molnupiravir for adults at high risk of severe illness following its approval of Pfizer ’s Paxlovid. Both will be available by prescription with proof of a positive Covid test and should be taken within five days of symptom onset.
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