The era of anti-Covid pills beginsMerck's molnupiravir works by decreasing the ability of a virus to replicate, thereby slowing down the diseasePARIS - What if a simple pill could help heal from Covid-19? -They are pills taken orally as soon as the first symptoms of Covid-19 appear, to avoid serious forms of the illness, and therefore hospitalisation. After months of research, Merck and Pfizer say they have reached that elusive goal. Early October, Merck said it was seeking authorisation in the United States for its pill molnupiravir, and Pfizer followed suit on Friday with paxlovid. Several countries have already ordered stocks of molnupiravir, such as the United States, with 1.7 million courses of the drug.
