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University of Virginia's Health System: Single-Dose Flu Drug Reduces Spread Within Households
July 14, 2020
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 14 -- The University of Virginia's Health System issued the following news release:

A single dose of the flu drug baloxavir marboxil can reduce the spread of the illness within households, new research concludes.

A study examining 752 household contacts of 545 patients with the flu found that flu infections were much less common in household members who received the drug than among those who received a placebo. Only 1.9% of uninfecte . . .

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