Shionogi’s oral COVID-19 treatment Xocova (ensitrelvir) slashed the risk of developing so-called “long COVID” symptoms by as much as 45%, according to the latest exploratory trial data for the drug, which received emergency approval in Japan last November. The exploratory…
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