Britain’s health regulators, Medicines and\u00a0Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)\u00a0have approved the world’s first pill to treat cases of symptomatic COVID-19. Britain became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed by U.S.-based Merck & Co Inc\u00a0(MRK.N)\u00a0and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in a boost to the fight against the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\u00a0antiviral Lagevrio (molnupiravir)\u00a0has been found to be safe and effective at reducing the risk of hospitalization and death in people with mild to moderate COVID-19. Molnupiravir\u00a0was originally created to treat flu and could go on to be prescribed twice a day diagnosed with COVID-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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