A coronavirus vaccine is some way off and until then, Vas Narasimhan, head of Novartis, is thinking that of the drugs being repurposed to treat COVID-19, hydroxychloroquine looks best placed to provide the quickest benefit.
Vas Narasimhan • Source: Novartis
Novartis AG CEO Vas Narasimhan has thrown his weight behind the antimalarial hydroxychloroquine as potentially the best option to tackle the symptoms of the coronavirus in the short term.
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