The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised the first oral antiviral treatment for Covid-19. Paxlovid is a pill made by Pfizer.
Pfizer said in a press release the drug could be used for the treatment of mild-to-moderate Covid-19 in adults and paediatric patients .The company said there had been positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing.
“It’s a stunning outcome,” Pfizer Chief Scientific Officer Mikael Dolsten told Reuters in an interview. This image shows a transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Picture: AFP
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