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The FDA has approved emergency use of remdesivir to treat COVID-19

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The FDA has approved emergency use of remdesivir to treat COVID-19 BuzzFeed News The FDA approved the experimental drug remdesivir for emergency use to treat COVID-19 recently, just days after a preliminary study reported it shortened hospital stays for COVID-19 patients. In an emergency use authorization statement, the FDA's chief scientist, Denise Hinton, concluded, "It is reasonable to believe that the known and potential benefits of [remdesivir] outweigh the known and potential risks of the drug for the treatment of patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19." READ MORE

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