China Clears HIV Oral Antiviral For COVID, Vows More Drug Approvals
Executive Summary
As the Communist Party of China gears up for its once in every five years National Congress late this fall, the need for more novel drugs to help address the persistent coronavirus pandemic is rising amid the country’s strict “COVID Zero” policies.
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