COVID-19 Anxiety, Uncertainty Fuel China UDCA Frenzy
Options Sought After Sudden Policy Change
Executive Summary
Almost overnight, the demand for a little-known liver drug in China has skyrocketed, with makers scrambling to meet surging demand for use in COVID-19. Citizens are looking at every potential way to protect themselves after the country drastically rolled back its strict "COVID Zero" policies, which could result in a huge wave of infections in the world’s most populous nation.
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