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I don’t think this is quite the result – nor the publicity – Merck was looking for. Merck’s Covid pill is giving rise to new mutations of the virus, some of which are already spread...

Some researchers worry the drug may create more contagious or health-threatening variations of Covid, which has killed more than 6.8 million people globally over the past three years.

Merck & Co.’s Covid-19 pill is giving rise to new mutations of the virus in some patients, according to a study that underscores the risk of trying to intentionally alter the pathogen’s genetic code. Some researchers worry the drug may create more contagious or health-threatening variations of Covid, which has…

Merck & Co.’s Covid-19 pill is giving rise to new mutations of the virus in some patients, according to a study.

Lagevrio, the oral COVID-19 therapy developed by Merck (MRK) Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, leads to new mutations in the virus with the potential for further spread. Read the full story here.

"XBB is a recombinant variant of 2 different BA.2 strains, BJ.1 and BA.2.75, further mutated to XBB.1.5. One of the key mutations is F486P...

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