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                          July 2, 2021

       Alessandra Daigneault
       General Counsel and Secretary
       NRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
       1201 North Market Street, Suite 111
       Wilmington, Delaware 19801

                                                        Re: NRX
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
                                                            Registration
Statement on Form S-1
                                                            Filed June 25, 2021
                                                            File No. 333-257438

       Dear Ms. Daigneault:

              This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not
review your registration
       statement.

               Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for
acceleration. We remind you
       that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of their
       disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.

                                                        Please contact Chris
Edwards at 202-551-6761 with any questions.




                          Sincerely,


                          Division of Corporation Finance

                          Office of Life Sciences
       cc:                                              David A. Curtiss, Esq.