Examples of antiviral in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Drugmaker Merck announced on Friday that its antiviral drug, molnupiravir, cut the risk of hospitalization and death in sick individuals by half. — Emily Mullin, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2021 On Friday, the pharmaceutical company Merck said molnupiravir, an investigational antiviral drug made by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, can reduce the risk of hospitalization or death from Covid-19 by half. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 5 Oct. 2021 And the drugmaker Merck has announced that its experimental oral antiviral drug halved the risk of COVID hospitalizations and deaths in a new study. — Anna Buchmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Oct. 2021 The news last week of the success of an experimental antiviral drug from Merck (MRK) in treating Covid gives hope that future variants won’t be as damaging. — Bill Stone, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2021 Co-anchor Michael Che marveled at a new antiviral drug that has shown promise to treat Covid-19. — NBC News, 2 Oct. 2021 In 2020, stricken by COVID-19, President Donald Trump was injected with an experimental drug combination at the White House before being flown to a military hospital, where he was given Remdesivir, an antiviral drug. — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2021 There's promising news about an experimental antiviral drug against COVID-19. — USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2021 Merck announced encouraging results form a study of its COVID-19 antiviral drug, molnupiravir. — Alice Park, Time, 1 Oct. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Atea Pharmaceuticals also is working on an oral antiviral with pharmaceutical giant Roche. — Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2021 The news of the efficacy of this particular antiviral is, obviously, very good news. — USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2021 The drug is the first oral antiviral against COVID-19, and is meant to be prescribed for people who develop symptoms of COVID-19 but are not sick enough to require hospitalization. — Alice Park, Time, 1 Oct. 2021 If cleared by regulators, the drug would be the first oral antiviral for Covid-19. — Betsy Mckay, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021 Two others include a candidate from Pfizer, known as PF-07321332, and AT-527, an antiviral produced by Roche and Atea Pharmaceuticals. — Jonel Aleccia, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2021 Two others are a candidate from Pfizer, known as PF-07321332, and AT-527, an antiviral produced by Roche and Atea Pharmaceuticals. — NBC News, 23 Sep. 2021 Ivermectin is not approved by the FDA as an antiviral and the agency has advised against using it to treat COVID-19. — Chacour Koop, al, 1 Sep. 2021 Ivermectin is not approved by the FDA as an antiviral and the agency has advised against using it to treat COVID-19. — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2021

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