Remdesivir Distribution Begins With More Questions Than Answers

Ethicists decry the government's opaque approach, highlighting the potential risks of a fast US FDA emergency authorization if supply isn't able to support demand following regulatory clearance. AmerisourceBergen is distributing the drug for the government, but within the Administration, no agency appears to want to take public responsibility for the decisions about where the doses of the COVID-19 treatment are sent.

Gilead sign at headquarters in Silicon Valley. Gilead Sciences, Inc. is an American biotechnology company that researches, develops and commercializes drugs - Foster City, California, USA - 2020
The benefits of Gilead's speedy emergency use authorization for remdesivir may limited due to limited supply and distribution challenges • Source: Shutterstock

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