US Covid-19: US FDA approves Pfizer's Paxlovid pill for at home treatment of Covid-19

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorised Pfizer's Paxlovid pill, the first anti-Covid-19 treatment pill to be authorised in the country. It will be used to treat high-risk patients with moderate to severe disease within five days of symptom onset. Pfizer said it was ready to commence delivery of the pill immediately.