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Why coronavirus vaccines are so far ahead of COVID-19 drugs – Business Insider – Business Insider
Coronavirus vaccines like Pfizer’s and Moderna’s have exceeded expectations, while treatments like remdesivir have fallen flat.
Just a year into the pandemic, three vaccines have already been found to protect people from coronavirus infection — the fastest vaccine development process in history by at least four years. The US public will likely start getting shots within weeks.
Yet for people who get sick, treatment options are still far from perfect.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved one coronavirus treatment and authorized five others. But for severely ill patients, only one therapy — steroids — has been found…
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