#SarsCov2 has killed more than 6.8 mn people over past 3 yrs all over the world.
On November, Merck finished trial of #molnupiravir,a 5-days pill treatment for patients at risk of severe #COVID but it was authorized in US and UK in late 2021 coz it lowered chance of hospitalization or death by about 30%
This oral antiviral drug kills #nCov19 virus inducing mutations:
lethal #mutagenesis capability.
Now it's reported that #MerckPill could be giving rise to new mutations of virus in some patients
#SarsCoV2 #molnupiravir #covid #nCoV19 #mutagenesis #merckpill