President Moon: "Two oral therapeutics undergoing phase 3 trials, high expectations"

2021 Presidential Dialogue with the People, Returning to Daily Life... "400,000 Doses of Overseas Therapeutics to Arrive in February Next Year"

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[Asia Economy reporters Ryu Jeong-min and Lee Ji-eun] On the 21st, President Moon Jae-in, during the live broadcast of "Dialogue with the President and the People, Back to Daily Life" on KBS, responded to a question about oral COVID-19 treatments by stating, "I would like to mention that our country is the third in the world to develop a treatment, and regarding oral treatments, 11 companies are currently developing them, with 2 companies having entered phase 3 trials. The progress is promising, so we have high expectations."

President Moon added, "Even before our domestic treatments were available, two types of oral treatments developed overseas were secured through advance purchase agreements. We plan to receive 400,000 doses by February next year at the latest. We are working to expedite this timeline."

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