Trump urges FDA to approve remdesivir ‘as quickly as they can’

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By Amwal Al Ghad English
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing about the coronavirus alongside Vice President Pence and members of the Coronavirus Task Force at the White House on March 15. (Photo Credit: Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wants the Food and Drug Administration to approve “as quickly as they can” Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug remdesivir as a treatment for the coronavirus.

“We would like to see very quick approvals, especially with things that work,” Trump said at a roundtable at the White House with business executives.

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