The United States spent more than 3 billion dollars for COVID-19 antivirals

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The United States spent more than 3 billion dollars. Developing and producing antiviral drugs for COVID-19

The US government continues to invest more than $3 billion (about 9 billion baht) to accelerate the development and production of antiviral drugs for COVID-19.

According to a statement from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), The plan, dubbed the Antiviral Program for Pandemics, will focus on the development and production of antiviral drugs for COVID-19. urgently to prevent serious illnesses and preserve people's lives

At the same time, the project will create a sustainable platform. to develop antiviral drugs for other viruses that may cause a pandemic in the future as well

The plan allocates more than $300 million to support research and laboratories, nearly $1 billion for pre-symptomatic and symptomatic assessments of the disease. disease and nearly $700 million (about 22 billion baht) for drug development and production through the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Organization (BARDA). of the United States

Anthony Fauci, director of the NIAID Institute, said the new antiviral drug was effective in preventing serious illness and death from COVID-19. especially in the form of oral medication that patients can take back to eat at home in the early stages of the disease It will be an effective tool to fight the pandemic and save people's lives.