The United States has doubled its order for Pfizer’s anti-coronavirus pill

The US government will double its order for the drug against him coronavirus of Pfizer, announced today, Tuesday, a representative of the White House.

The available treatments will increase from 10 million to 20, it was announced, with Kevin Munoz talking about a “significant increase”.

According to AFP, the Biden government had disbursed $ 5.29 billion for its initial order of 10 million therapeutic regimens.

Meanwhile, the US president is meeting tonight with his team responsible for fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the US is now being hit by a new wave, rebroadcasts the APE BPE.

Paxlovid

The pill against the US giant Covid-19 was approved on December 22 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Pfizer, marketed under the brand name Paxlovid, is a combination of two pills taken twice daily for five days, once diagnosed and within five days of the onset of symptoms, according to the FDA.

The US pharmaceutical pill allows for an 88% reduction in hospitalizations and deaths in high-risk individuals when taken within the first five days after the onset of symptoms, according to clinical trials.

The antiviral medicine can be taken at home when the symptoms appear and can be given to high-risk patients 12 years of age and older.

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