Pfizer is clinically testing Paxlovid, an oral Covid-19 antiviral treatment, in children ages 6 to 17.
The latest phases — which were shared via a news release, according to
“Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 11 million children under the age of 18 in the United States alone have tested positive for COVID-19, representing nearly 18% of reported cases and leading to more than 100,000 hospital admissions,” said Mikael Dolsten, Pfizer’s chief scientific officer and president of worldwide research, development and medical.
The hope now is that new results will find Paxlovid, which is a combination of antiviral drugs nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, drastically decreases the chances of death for high-risk patients across age groups, even kids. This is based on the adult trial results, which Pfizer says showed that taking these pillsor dying by 89% — if patients took it within the first few days of developing symptoms.
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