— Quotable quotes heard by MedPage Today's reporters
July 5, 2026
• 2 min read
"It's still not an inconsequential nothing-burger." -- Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, of Washington University in St. Louis, remarking that while severity has declined, COVID-19 still poses a particular threat for older adults and people with comorbidities.
"We are, in fact, part of the problem when we go out of our way to not use drugs that are cheaper and yet are equivalent." -- John Corboy, MD, of the University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz, discussing a study that found off-label rituximab worked just as well as ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) in multiple sclerosis.
