Pfizer Covid pills highly effective at preventing deaths, trial suggests

Antiviral pill taken at home can cut rate of hospital admission and death by nearly 90%, says drugmaker Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Pfizer has said that its experimental antiviral pill for Covid-19 cut rates of hospital admission and death by nearly 90%, as the drugmaker joins the race to bring the first easy-to-use medication against the coronavirus to the US market. Currently all Covid treatments used in the US require an IV or injection. Competitor Merck's Co...