{"id":567460,"date":"2021-06-17T21:52:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T01:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=567460"},"modified":"2021-06-17T21:52:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T01:52:37","slug":"u-s-to-spend-3-2-billion-on-treatments-for-covid-19-and-other-viruses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-to-spend-3-2-billion-on-treatments-for-covid-19-and-other-viruses\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. to spend $3.2 billion on treatments for COVID-19 and other viruses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-to-spend-3-2-billion-on-treatments-for-covid-19-and-other-viruses%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=567460&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2428603\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2428603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jim Lo Scalzo\/Pool Photo via AP, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:46 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, June 17, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The White House has committed $3.2 billion to antiviral pills and treatments for COVID-19 and other viruses. The new investment was unveiled during a White House briefing on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the funds will be used to advance development of several treatments for viruses, which have pandemic potential. This includes Coronavirus, Ebola, West Nile and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tune in now for this morning\u2019s COVID-19 briefing with Dr. Fauci, Dr. Murthy, Dr. Walensky, and Jeff Zients.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EhdqdZYQAc\">https:\/\/t.co\/EhdqdZYQAc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 White House COVID-19 Response Team (@WHCOVIDResponse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHCOVIDResponse\/status\/1405543485760061440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The U.S. has so far only approved one antiviral drug known as Remdesivirv for the treatment of COVID-19. While this drug is administered intravenously to hospitalized patients, health experts have increased calls for an oral treatment that individuals can take right at the onset of symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>The White House confirms it has already committed to buying 1.7 million doses of an experimental antiviral pill from Merck if proven to be effective and safe.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/president-trump-says-covid-19-resulted-from-accidental-lab-leak\/\">President Trump Says COVID-19 Resulted From \u2018Accidental\u2019 Lab Leak<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. 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