Pfizer says pill prevents hospitalisations

By Michael Erman and Deena Beasley
Updated December 15 2021 - 5:36am, first published 5:29am
Pfizer scientifist Mikael Dolsten says a pill could prevent COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths.
Pfizer scientifist Mikael Dolsten says a pill could prevent COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths.

Pfizer says its antiviral COVID-19 pill showed almost 90 per cent efficacy in preventing hospitalisations and deaths in high-risk patients, and recent lab data suggests the drug retains its effectiveness against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

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