424회 먹는 코로나 치료제 등장으로 위드코로나 기대감 상승 / 부실수사 논란에 공군본부 직할 ‘수사단’ 창설

<p>진행자: 고준태, Brolley Genster</p><p><strong>1. S. Korea’s hope for normalization boosted with positive trial results from Merck</strong></p><p>요약: 미국 글로벌 제약사 머크가 개발한 코로나19 경구용 치료제 후보물질 ‘몰누파라비르’의 긍정적인 연구결과에 ‘위드 코로나’로 갈 수 있는 분기점이 마련될 전망이다. 정부는 경구용 치료제 도입을 위해 올해 추경을 통해 1만8000명분의 예산을 확보한 바 있다.</p><p>[1] South Korea’s plan to step into a phased recovery back to normal life in November is gaining support with positive clinical test results of an experimental COVID-19 oral medication overseas. </p><p><strong>*phased: 단계적인</strong></p><p><strong>*overseas: (특히 바다로 분리된) 해외, 국외의</strong></p><p><br></p><p>[2] Leading global drugmaker Merck &amp; Co announced Friday that its experimental antiviral pill dubbed molnupiravir was shown to halve the chances of hospitalization or death for those infected with COVID-19.</p><p><strong>*experimental: 실험적인, 실험의</strong></p><p><strong>*dub: (이름, 별명, 명칭을) 주다, 붙이다</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[3] Merck and its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics reported that 7.3 percent of patients who received molnupiravir died or were either hospitalized by 29 days after receiving the oral antiviral medicine, as opposed to 14.1 percent for placebo-administered patients. No COVID-19 patient died after taking molnupiravir, compared to 8 deaths reported from the placebo group, the firms added.</p><p><strong>*placebo: 플라세보, 속임약, 위약</strong></p><p><strong>*administer: 관리하다, 집행하다, 주다</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[4] The pill works by blocking the virus from replicating, as does some Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome drugs by inhibiting the replication of human immunodeficiency virus. If approved, it would be the first oral antiviral treatment against COVID-19 on the market.</p><p><strong>*replicate: 모사하다, 복제하다</strong></p><p><strong>*inhibit: 억제하다, 저해하다</strong></p><p><br></p><p>기사 원문: <a href="http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20211002000066" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20211002000066</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>2. Air Force sets up crime un