Pfizer confirms Covid pill's results, potency versus omicron

By Associated Press

Dec 14, 2021 9:51 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Pfizer said Tuesday that its experimental Covid-19 pill appears effective against the omicron variant.

The company also said full results of its 2,250-person study confirmed the pill's promising early results against the virus: The drug reduced combined hospitalizations and deaths by about 89 percent among high-risk adults when taken shortly after initial Covid-19 symptoms.

This undated image provided by Pfizer in November 2021 shows the company's Covid-19 pills. PFIZER VIA AP

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