NewslettersImmunology of Infectious Disease NewsAnti-COVID Drug Accelerates Viral EvolutionBy Jamie Kang - October 24, 20230115Molnupiravir, an antiviral drug used to treat COVID-19, induces numerous mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 genome that can increase the rate at which the virus evolves — yielding viral variants that might survive and be passed on.[Nature]Press Release