Canada spends up to $450M on new COVID drug outperformed by placebo in some trials

Some experts — and now another nation that also ordered large amounts of the drug — say Molnupiravir may be less mythical hammer than flimsy fly swatter

-- National Post, --December 23, 2021

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When pharmaceutical companies named a new drug for treating COVID-19 patients, they evoked a powerful image, that of Norse god Thor’s hammer, Mjölnir . The idea is that Molnupiravir — a pill that can be taken at home — would strike a mighty blow against the virus as it continues to spread and sicken people worldwide.-- More...

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