Britain to start rolling out Pfizer COVID pill next month – The Peninsula Qatar

  • Date: 28-Jan-2022
  • Source: The Peninsula Qatar
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Britain to start rolling out Pfizer COVID pill next month – The Peninsula Qatar

LONDON: Britain will start rolling out Pfizer's COVID-19 pill to vulnerable people next month, the health ministry said on Friday, targeting the treatment at people with compromised immune systems for whom the vaccine can be less effective.

The health ministry said that Pfizer's antiviral treatment Paxlovid, a combination of Pfizer's pill with an older antiviral ritonavir, will be made available to thousands of people from Feb. 10.