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Remdesivir approved by FDA as 1st drug to treat COVID-19

In this March 2020 photo provided by Gilead Sciences, rubber stoppers are placed onto filled vials of the investigational drug remdesivir at a Gilead manufacturing site in the United States. Given through an IV, the medication is designed to interfere with an enzyme that reproduces viral genetic material. (Gilead Sciences via AP)

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WHO study finds remdesivir didn’t help COVID-19 patients

A bottle containing the drug Remdesivir is shown by a health worker at the Institute of Infectology of Kenezy Gyula Teaching Hospital of the University of Debrecen in Debrecen, Hungary on Oct. 15, 2020. (Zsolt Czegledi/MTI via AP)

Gilead’s $2,340 price for coronavirus drug remdesivir …

Vials of the drug remdesivir lie during a press conference about the start of a study with the Ebola drug in Hamburg, northern Germany on April 8, 2020. (ULRICH PERREY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. government’s supply of COVID-19 treatment drug, remdesivir, …

Vials of the drug remdesivir lie during a press conference about the start of a study with the Ebola drug in Hamburg, northern Germany on April 8, 2020. (ULRICH PERREY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

FDA expected to OK remdesivir in treating COVID-19 after …

Vials of the drug remdesivir lie during a press conference about the start of a study with the Ebola drug in Hamburg, northern Germany on April 8, 2020. (ULRICH PERREY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Drug proved effective against novel coronavirus in major …

One vial of the drug remdesivir is displayed during a press conference at the University Hospital Eppendorf in Hamburg, northern Germany on April 8, 2020. (ULRICH PERREY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Stocks charge higher as drugmaker reports early progress …

The New York Stock Exchange near Wall Street is seen on April 25, 2020 in New York City. (Justin Heiman/Getty Images)

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Study investigating remdesivir as COVID-19 treatment …

One vial of the drug Ebola drug Remdesivir is seen during a press conference about the start of a study with severely ill patients at the University Hospital Eppendorf in Hamburg, Germany on April 8, 2020. (ULRICH PERREY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Clinical trial shows COVID-19 patients are recovering …

One vial of the drug Ebola drug Remdesivir is seen during a press conference about the start of a study with severely ill patients at the University Hospital Eppendorf in Hamburg, Germany on April 8, 2020. (ULRICH PERREY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

UC Irvine in clinical trial to test antiviral treatment …

The UC Irvine Medical Center is seen in a file photo. (Credit: Los Angeles Times)