COVID-19 pill approved by FDA, Pfizer says it's ready to start U.S. delivery 'immediately'

On Wednesday, the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization for Pfizer’s antiviral drug treatment Paxlovid for use against COVID-19. Data from clinical trials indicated that when taken within five …

COVID-19 bad news, COVID-19 good news, COVID-19 better news, COVID-19 WTF news

The bad news: On Thursday, Science published the largest study to date looking at the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines over an extended period. The results of that study are not great. 

Looking at a …

COVID-19 treatment being rushed to FDA after trials were 'stopped early due to positive results'

On Friday morning, pharmaceutical firm Merck issued a statement saying that, in consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it has stopped recruiting patients to test its antiviral …