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Pfizer Says Covid-19 Pill Is 89% Effective in Preliminary Assessment

Pfizer Says Covid-19 Pill Is 89% Effective in Preliminary Assessment

Pfizer Inc. said a preliminary look at study results indicated that its experimental pill was highly effective at preventing people at high risk of severe Covid-19 from needing hospitalization or dying, the latest encouraging performance for an early virus treatment.

The company’s drug cut the risk of hospitalization or death in study subjects with mild to moderate Covid-19 by about 89% if they took the pill within three days of diagnosis, Pfizer said Friday. The drug, called Paxlovid, was also found to be generally safe and well-tolerated in the early look at ongoing study results, the company said.

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