Pfizer will supply up to six million Paxlovid treatments to the Global Fund in an effort toward equitable access to COVID-19 oral treatments, the company announced Thursday.
to the Global Fund in an effort toward equitable access to COVID-19 oral treatments, the company announced Thursday.: Some 132 countries will have access to the antiviral pill based on "income classification and disease burden" through the
, which connects governments, health organizations and the private sector to help low-income countries treat and prevent disease.: Pfizer says it expects supply to be available sometime this year based on country needs and allocations determined by Global Fund. Eligible countries will be offered treatment courses according to Pfizer’s tiered pricing approach, in which all low- and lower-middle-income countries will pay a not-for-profit price, the company said.
Upper-middle-income countries will pay a price defined in the tiered pricing approach. Details of the agreement were not disclosed.: "After so much disruption and loss due to COVID-19, we must continue to accelerate access to PAXLOVID as a safe and effective treatment option for high-risk patients in all regions of the world along with test and treat programs that help get treatment quickly to those in need," Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said in a statement.
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