The Pfizer drug called Paxlovid achieved an 89% reduction in risk of hospitalisation or death, the company said. (AFP Photo)WASHINGTON: Pfizer said on Friday that a clinical trial of its pill to treat Covid-19 had shown it is highly effective. The drug called Paxlovid is the second anti-Covid pill after that of Merck, which is actually an influenza medicine rebranded to fight the coronavirus. Pfizer said its medication had been created specifically to fight Covid. A simple pill to treat the coronavirus has been sought since the start of the pandemic.
