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Paxlovid, a Pfizer's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill, is seen manufactured in Ascoli, Italy, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on November 16, 2021. Pfizer/Handout via Reuters.

Health May 25

COVID pill Paxlovid gets full FDA approval after over a year of pandemic emergency use

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Health Dec 18

Pfizer and MSD oral COVID-19 pills arrive at Misericordia hospital, in Grosseto
COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits

Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. But the government plans to stop footing the bill within months, and millions of people who are at the highest risk of severe illness and are…

By Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News

Politics Aug 06

President Joe Biden signs two bills aimed at combating fraud in the COVID-19 small business relief program...
Biden tests negative for COVID, continues to isolate pending follow-up test

President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday but will continue to isolate at the White House until a second negative test, his doctor said.

By Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Health Jul 08

FILE PHOTO: Pfizer and MSD oral COVID-19 pills arrive at Misericordia hospital, in Grosseto
Physicians say they need clearer guidance on prescribing Paxlovid amid concerns around COVID-19 rebound

“I think the sense of likely risk-benefit has changed over time,” said Walid Gellad, an internal medicine physician at the University of Pittsburgh.

By Edward Chen, STAT

Health May 30

FILE PHOTO: Pfizer and MSD oral COVID-19 pills arrive at Misericordia hospital, in Grosseto
The coronavirus will likely evade Paxlovid eventually. What that will mean for the pandemic is unclear

Resistance is the hobgoblin of antiviral medicine, even with antivirals as effective as Paxlovid.

By Jason Mast, STAT

Apr 26

Administration expands availability of COVID antiviral pill

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Joe Biden's administration is taking steps to expand availability of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid.

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Apr 26

White House expands availability of COVID antiviral treatment amid ample supply

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Joe Biden's administration is taking steps to expand availability of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid.

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Dec 22

Pfizer pill becomes first home COVID-19 treatment authorized in the U.S.

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

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 omicron variant that could overwhelm hospitals.

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Dec 14

Pfizer confirms COVID pill’s results, effectiveness against omicron

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

The company also confirmed Tuesday that the pill delivered on promising early results in reducing COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.

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