CHMP recommends approval of Pfizer's Covid-19 pill

Pfizer has received a positive opinion on its tablet treatment for Covid-19, Paxlovid, from the EMA’s expert committee. The pill was already in use in some countries, as the EMA had previously issued advice for emergency use of the unauthorized drug.
Photo: PFIZER/VIA REUTERS / X80001
Photo: PFIZER/VIA REUTERS / X80001
by MIKKEL AABENHUS HEMMINGSEN, translated by daniel pedersen

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) expert committee, the CHMP, has recommended that Pfizer’s Paxlovid, a treatment for Covid-19, be approved in the EU.

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