Now that Health Canada has approved Pfizer's COVID-19 therapeutic Paxlovid for use in people 18 and older, CBC News has been receiving questions about how it works and what its limitations are. For starters, it's an oral antiviral treatment. WATCH | How might patients access the COVID-19 antiviral pill? How might patients access the COVID-19 antiviral pill? WATCH | Paxlovid shows great promise despite logistical hurdles, Bogoch says:Pfizer's new COVID-19 antiviral pill 'big step forward,' says specialist Duration 3:04 Paxlovid, Pfizer's pill to treat COVID-19, shows great promise despite some logistical hurdles to get the drug to those who need it, says infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch.

Source: CBC News January 25, 2022 12:18 UTC