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Dec 2021
43m 13s

FDA Authorizes First Pill to Treat Covid...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s antiviral pill to treat Covid-19 as cases across the country continue to rise because of the Omicron variant. Both Washington, DC and New York state set a daily record for new coronavirus cases. Michael Osterholm is the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the Universit ... Show More
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