Opinion: Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams: Prioritize oral antivirals for Covid

Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams: Prioritize new antivirals for Covid "This is an issue of health equity," writes former Surgeon General Jerome Adams. Torie Bosch STAT

...currently stated funding priorities do not include the availability of the next generation of safe, effective oral antiviral medicines. Instead of supporting the acceleration of oral antivirals, some of which are already in late-stage clinical development, Project NextGen seems focused on technologies — such as more durable monoclonal antibodies — that many scientists feel are still years away.

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