Africa joins race to acquire Pfizer’s COVID-19 Paxlovid pills – The Peninsula Qatar

Africa joins race to acquire Pfizer’s COVID-19 Paxlovid pills – The Peninsula Qatar

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

Africa's top public health body said it was in talks with Pfizer about securing supplies of its antiviral COVID-19 pills for the continent, the latest to join the race for a drug seen as a potential game changer in fighting the virus.