"Have to wonder if RVX might get immediate funding from a government agency soon from the above??"

Quite possible but RVX needs to work with someone to run the trial. The Quebec Heart and Lung Institute in Laval is one of 19 institutes comprising the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), and the CIHR is the agency with the most money to dole out.

https://www.canada.ca/en/institutes-health-research/news/2020/03/government-of-canada-invests-27m-in-coronavirus-research--details-of-the-funded-projects.html

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