Shots:

• Following the US FDA’s approval- Gilead will screen healthy volunteers for P-I study this week and plans to initiate the study in patients with COVID-19 in Aug’2020. The therapy could be given to patients via nebulizer- which would allow for easier dosing outside the hospital and in earlier stages of the disease
• The inhaled formulation will explore the use of Remdesivir in the earlier stages of COVID-19. The company will conduct a trial using IV infusion in outpatient settings such as infusion centers and nursing homes while the patients with a high risk of disease progression- it could be helpful to start treatment outside the hospital
• The company is also evaluating Remdesivir with other therapies while the company anticipates the manufacturing of the therapy by the end of 2020and many millions more by 2021

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