FDA authorizes first pill to treat COVID-19

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued an emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid. The pill is authorized to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in people aged 12 and older who have tested positive for the viral infection and who are at high-risk of severe disease from the virus. “Today’s authorization introduces the first … Continue reading FDA authorizes first pill to treat COVID-19