a very important moment and marks a milestone in our discovery of effective mass against covid—19. the effective mass against covid-19. the uk awarded — effective mass against covid—19. the uk awarded 480,000 courses of not uk awarded a80,000 courses of not the drug with the first dose is expected to arrive here later this month. it's been approved for people with at least one risk factor for covid—19 such as being of a 60, obese or having heart disease. it's most effective when given within five days of symptoms appearing. the cost of the drug has not been revealed that in the us it's £500 per patient. the uk was the first country in the world to authorize the advisor and astrazeneca vaccine. and can now regulators here have led the way by improving the drug. it'll be months before doctors know how effective it outside trials. but antivirals look set to play a key