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Fauci Calls Data From Gilead Virus-Drug Trial ‘Good News’

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WATCH: Dr. Anthony Fauci says results of the Gilead trial are “good news.”Source: Bloomberg)

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By Michelle Fay Cortez, Naomi Kresge, and Justin Sink

April 29, 2020 at 12:31 PM UTC

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April 29, 2020 at 6:32 PM UTC

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The U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert said that early results of a closely watched clinical trial offered “quite good news” regarding a potential Covid-19 therapy made by the biotechnology company Gilead Sciences Inc.