Vaccine mandates by employers, states and the administration of US President Joe Biden have helped increase vaccinations but also fueled that controversy. Some disease experts fear the arrival of oral Covid-19 treatments may further impede vaccination campaigns. Ratzan said one out of every eight of those surveyed said they would rather get treated with a pill than be vaccinated. The concern follows news on Friday from Pfizer, maker of a leading Covid-19 vaccine, that its experimental antiviral pill Paxlovid cut the risk of hospitalization and death from the disease by 89% in high-risk adults. Six infectious disease experts interviewed by Reuters were equally enthusiastic about the prospect of effective new treatments for Covid-19 and agreed they were no substitute for vaccines.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 09, 2021 12:15 UTC