Arkansas has received a supply of the drug remdesivir from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to state officials. Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Department of Health Secretary Dr. Nathaniel Smith announced that the CDC has provided…
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FDA Authorizes Remdesivir as COVID-19 Treatment for Hospital Patients
President Trump announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization for Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir drug to treat hospitalized patients with COVID-19. The company began developing the drug in 2009 as a potential treatment for Ebola,…