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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,035 posts) Fri May 1, 2020, 09:49 PM May 2020

Gilead gets emergency FDA authorization for remdesivir to treat coronavirus, Trump says

The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for Gilead Sciences remdesivir drug to treat the coronavirus, President Donald Trump announced Friday.

Trump made the announcement in the Oval Office alongside Gilead CEO Daniel O’Day.

“We want to thank the collaborators that brought remdesivir to this point and many of our people that have been part of this, in fact, the caregivers,” O’Day told reporters. He added that the company is donating one million vials of remdesivir.

Gilead shares pared losses, but were still down 4% in trading Friday. The stock, which has a market value of about $101 billion, has gained 21% since the start of the year.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gilead-gets-emergency-fda-authorization-for-remdesivir-to-treat-coronavirus-trump-says/ar-BB13ucz9?li=BBnb7Kz

I hope that wasn't approved just because numb nuts pressured them.

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Gilead gets emergency FDA authorization for remdesivir to treat coronavirus, Trump says (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 OP

emergency use means make money. the ugly truth about this drug that is not msongs May 2020 #1

Somethimg is not right. . . Iliyah May 2020 #2

This tells me that tRUMP has managed to get his finger in the remdesivir pie... abqtommy May 2020 #3

Under his eye Renew Deal May 2020 #4

msongs

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1. emergency use means make money. the ugly truth about this drug that is not

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2020, 10:06 PM

May 2020

talked about in the "new cure discovered" baloney, from what I have read, is that it must be administered to people who are hospitalized under doctor care, only available thu IV drip long term. in other words, not widely available to administer