なんだか明るいニュースが出た。

米医薬品大手メルク　コロナ飲み薬で死亡半減（2021年10月2日）

Merck said viral sequencing done so far shows molnupiravir is effective against all variants of the coronavirus including the highly transmissible Delta, which has driven the recent worldwide surge in hospitalizations and deaths.

Existing treatments are "cumbersome and logistically challenging to administer. A simple oral pill would be the opposite of that," Adalja added.

デルタ株にも有効だ、と書いてあるし、飲み薬なので輸送/保管などの取り扱いも簡単だ。

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