Failure Brings Atea and Roche’s COVID-19 Pill Moonshot Down To Earth
Falls Behind Merck’s Rival
Executive Summary
An attempt to show efficacy even in younger people with mild COVID-19 symptoms has fallen flat in Phase II, and AT-527 will now lag behind rivals Merck and Pfizer.
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