2021.12.23 15:04 GMT+8

U.S. authorizes Pfizer oral COVID-19 treatment, first for at-home use

Updated 2021.12.23 15:04 GMT+8
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U.S. health regulators authorized Pfizer's antiviral pill for COVID-19 treatment Wednesday, making it the first oral and at-home treatment for the disease, providing a new tool to fight the fast-spreading Omicron variant. The long-awaited milestone comes as U.S. cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all rising and health officials warn of a tsunami of new infections from the variant.

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