Paxlovid tablets, at the Pfizer factory in Ascoli Piceno, Italy (undated photo). PFIZER / REUTERS The Pfizer laboratory, already at the origin of one of the most widely used Covid-19 vaccines in the world, said Tuesday, December 14 that this new antiviral was showing very encouraging results against Covid-19. According to the latest clinical trials, … Read more
What is molnupiravir and how does it fight covid-19? 3:53 (CNN Español) — On October 1, the US laboratory Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced that their experimental antiviral pill molnupiravir cut the probability of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 by half. If the results are confirmed, molnupiravir would be the first antiviral pill against SARS … Read more
By Matthew Perrone – The Associated Press The US pharmaceutical Merck & Co. announced on Friday that its experimental pill against COVID-19 was shown to reduce hospitalizations and deaths in half in people recently infected by the coronavirus, so will soon ask the health authorities to authorize its use of emergen. If approved, the Merck … Read more
merck covid pillIf the results announced by Merck & Co are confirmed, it would be the first pill to treat Covid-19 disease. CORONAVIRUS – The Merck & Co (MSD) laboratory announced this Friday, October 1 that an antiviral, Molnupiravir, reduced the risk of hospitalization and death for Covid-19 patients by half. Other known drugs (dexamethasone, … Read more
A clinical trial that has volunteered dozens of early-stage covid-19 patients seeks to test a antiviral treatment that, if successful, could fight the virus with just one pill a day, according to published NBC News. The hope is that oral antivirals help prevent the development of symptoms after a person is exposed to the disease. … Read more