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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rory Sullivan

Thousands urged to try Covid antiviral treatment in new study

AP

The government has urged the British public to take part in an antiviral drugs study designed to help the NHS treat coronavirus patients.

Volunteers will receive doses of molnupiravir, a drug that was approved by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in early November. It was the first regulator to give it the green light.

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