Covid pill

Pedestrians wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, walk at a shopping district on the first day after the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other prefectures, in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Coronavirus chronicle

Japan's Shionogi says Covid-19 pill shows rapid clearance of virus

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. Photo :Reuters
Analysis

Demand for Pfizer's Covid pills lags around the world

Boxes of the Covid-19 treatment pill Paxlovid. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

New Covid pills are needed as much as ever

This image provided by Pfizer shows its Covid-19 pills. Drugmaker Pfizer said Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, it is submitting its experimental pill for US authorization, setting the stage for a likely launch in coming weeks. Photo: AP via UNB
Europe

Britain to start rolling out Pfizer Covid pill next month

An experimental Covid-19 treatment pill called molnupiravir being developed by Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck & Co Inc and obtained by Reuters May 17, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Merck's Covid-19 pill active against Omicron in lab studies