Nearly two years into the pandemic, doctors have few effective treatments for Covid-19 patients, but some drugs and therapies have been shown to work. Here’s what public-health and infectious-disease experts say about how to treat Covid-19.
Within a few weeks, the U.S. could have access to the first antiviral pills to treat Covid-19, either from Pfizer Inc . or Merck & Co . and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP. The Merck-Ridgeback drug, molnupiravir, received afrom a panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration. The pill had been found in a late-stage study to cut the risk of hospitalization or death by about 30% in high-risk people with mild to moderate Covid-19. The U.K.
The recommendation comes on the heels of a new variant emerging, the B.1.1.529 variant, also known as the Omicron variant. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified the first
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