Coronavirus Update: Favipiravir Scores In Phase III Trial
Plus: UK Invests In 'At Risk' Vaccines Manufacturing.
Executive Summary
Glenmark's Phase III trial of the antiviral points to efficacy in mild-to-moderate COVID-19, but many physicians in India remain skeptical.
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