US authorizes first antiviral pill, by Pfizer, to treat Covid
US authorizes first antiviral pill, by Pfizer, to treat Covid
Pfizer’s antiviral pill was approved by US Health officials on Wednesday (Picture: SIPA Images)
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first antiviral pill that Americans will be able to take at home to ward off the worst effects of the coronavirus.
The pill, called Paxlovid, is made by Pfizer. It gets taken twice a day for five days in combination with a second medicine…