Covid: Pfizer says antiviral pill 89% effective in high risk cases

An experimental pill to treat Covid developed by the US company Pfizer cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by 89% in vulnerable adults, clinical trial results imply.

The drug  Paxlovid – is reserved for use soon after symptoms develop in people at high risk of severe disease.

Pfizer says it halted trials early as the initial results were so positive.

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