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Biden has begun taking Paxlovid, an antiviral medication shown to prevent serious Covid cases.

Biden has begun taking Paxlovid, an antiviral medication shown to prevent serious Covid cases.

The antiviral pill that President Biden began taking after testing positive for the coronavirus has been shown to protect people at high risk of advan [...]
Covid-19 cases are on the rise and the US is running out of vaccine and antiviral funding

Covid-19 cases are on the rise and the US is running out of vaccine and antiviral funding

Ashish Jha, the new White House coronavirus response coordinator, took the job about a month ago. His first press briefing came amid a rise in case [...]
Pfizer to supply 4 million Covid antiviral treatments to poorer nations through UNICEF

Pfizer to supply 4 million Covid antiviral treatments to poorer nations through UNICEF

Paxlovid, a Pfizer's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill, is seen manufactured in Ascoli, Italy, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on [...]
People who test positive for Covid can receive antiviral pills at pharmacies for free, Biden says

People who test positive for Covid can receive antiviral pills at pharmacies for free, Biden says

Paxlovid, a Pfizer's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill, is seen manufactured in Ascoli, Italy, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on [...]
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid treatment pill, the first oral antiviral drug cleared during the pandemic

FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid treatment pill, the first oral antiviral drug cleared during the pandemic

The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization Wednesday to Pfizer's Covid treatment pill, a major milestone that promises to rev [...]
U.S. to Buy Enough of Pfizer’s Covid Antiviral Pills for 10 Million People

U.S. to Buy Enough of Pfizer’s Covid Antiviral Pills for 10 Million People

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to pay more than $5 billion for a stockpile of Pfizer’s new Covid-19 pill, enough for about 10 million [...]
Merck CEO Robert Davis says ready to quickly deploy Covid antiviral pill

Merck CEO Robert Davis says ready to quickly deploy Covid antiviral pill

Merck CEO Robert Davis told CNBC on Thursday the drugmaker is ready to produce and distribute tens of millions of doses of its Covid antiviral pill [...]
Merck asks FDA to authorize antiviral for emergency use

Merck asks FDA to authorize antiviral for emergency use

The Merck logo at the Merck campus in Rahway, New Jersey.Brendan McDermid | ReutersMerck said Monday it asked the Food and Drug Administration to a [...]
WHO says antiviral is good news as it awaits data

WHO says antiviral is good news as it awaits data

RT: Maria Van Kerkhove, Head a.i. Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis at the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference on the sit [...]
NIH scientists say they might have discovered a promising new oral antiviral drug

NIH scientists say they might have discovered a promising new oral antiviral drug

Alex Raths | Getty PhotosScientists could have discovered a promising new remedy for Covid-19 after an experimental oral antiviral drug demonstrate [...]
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