After Remdesivir's Emergency Use Authorization, US Gov't Must Now Decide How To Distribute Limited Supply
Executive Summary
Gilead's antiviral remdesivir will go to hospitalized severe COVID-19 patients per FDA's EUA. Some cities could receive the medicine with days, but it is not clear how the government will dole out the limited supplies. FDA said it had access to non-public data from a key NIH trial during its EUA review.
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