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Emergency Approval Push for Shionogi’s COVID Pill Not Profit-Driven: Academic Societies
Two Japanese academic societies issued a proposal earlier this month to prod emergency approval of Shionogi’s COVID-19 pill ensitrelvir. On September 8, they posted a letter to clarify the proposal, saying that it was not intended to benefit the manufacturer…
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