Molnupiravir is an investigational oral antiviral medicine that was given to “at risk� patients who have mild to moderate COVID symptoms. The “at risk� patients in the study had at least one risk factor for severe COVID leading to hospitalization or death.
Since the trial started in August, these are the results:
Patients who received molnupiravir = 385
Hospitalized = 28 or 7%
Died = none
Patients who received placebo = 377
Hospitalized = 53 or 14%
Died = 8 people
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