whether their emergency use authorizations for young childre children should be approved. from there, they would have to sign off on the authorization before going into young arms. pfizer s covid pill is effective once you re infected, but it doesn t stop you from catching the disease. according to pfizer, recent data shows its drug paxlovin, the pills are nearly 90% effective at preventing hospitalization or death in high-risk covid patients when taken for five days shortly after the onset of symptoms. covid cases in shanghai, china appear to be on the way down. on friday, the global financial hub reported just under 10,000
american parents are hoping to vaccinate their young children against covid, and they could soon get their wish. according to the latest meeting schedule put out by the u.s. food and drug administration, a covid vaccine for kids under 5 come as soon as june. the agencies vaccine advisory committee will review data from moderna and pfizer and discuss whether their emergency use authorizations for young children should be approved. from there, the cdc would have to sign off on that authorization before shots could start going in to young arms. and according to a recent study, pfizer s covid pill is effective once you are infected and doesn t keep you from catching the disease. according to pfizer, recent data shows its drug paxlovid did not
Covid pill shows rapid clearance of virus: Japanese pharma firm - The company has global aspirations for the antiviral pill, which is now being evaluated by Japanese regulators.