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    EXCLUSIVE: WHO-led program aims to buy antiviral COVID-19 pills for $10

    Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals · 9:32 AM UTC

    A World Health Organization-led programme to ensure poorer countries get fair access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments aims to secure antiviral drugs for patients with mild symptoms for as little as $10 per course, a draft document seen by Reuters says.

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