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'Miracle' drug innovation could see a new Wegovy launch every couple of years, Larry Summers says

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Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says miracle drug innovations could come every couple of years thanks to new technologies.

Summers spoke on a WEF panel moderated by CNBC 's Steve Sedgwick .

"We're going to get into a world where we see a thing like Wegovy and the semaglutides," he said.

Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan says such innovations are unlikely to fully resolve underlying health issues.

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