The White House has warned it will take more than six months to fulfil its initial order for Pfizer’s antiviral Covid-19 pill, as officials damped speculation the drug could immediately turn the tables on the pandemic.
The US drugs regulator on Wednesday gave emergency authorisation for the pill, called Paxlovid, to be used on people aged 12 and over with mild or moderate Covid-19 who are at risk of more severe symptoms.
But senior health advisers to President Joe Biden quickly warned that it would take months for the company to make and distribute all 10m treatment courses already on order.
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