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Kato Repeats May-End Goal for Avigan OK, Negative for Use in Mildly Ill Patients
Health Minister Katsunobu Kato on May 8 reiterated the government’s goal to grant approval for Fujifilm’s antiviral Avigan (favipiravir) for the treatment of COVID-19 by the end of May, while sounding negative about its use in mildly ill patients who…
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