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Is that due to licensing issues or manufacturing capacity?

• dis-sys 7y ago
  more to do with the side effect. it causes birth defects in pretty alarming rate. Japanese government only allows it to be used as a backup, Chinese licensed the design but the government only allows it to be used when all other avenues are exhausted.
  • Grue3 7y ago
    Aren't most severe patients elderly? Why would birth defects be a problem at this point?
    • vonmoltke 7y ago
      That isn't the issue; it's that this drug is not available at all outside of those two countries. Side effects are the reason it isn't. The WHO is prioritizing drugs with worldwide availability.
      • KIFulgore 7y ago
        If it's effective, I'd hope it would become widely available for future pandemics.
      • ulfw 7y ago
        How on earth is Remdesivir available worldwide?
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