two anti-viral pills from pfizer and merck to treat covid-19 at home. for at risk americans. now that s a game changer because before these pills were cleared, the only fda authorized treatment for nonhospitalized covid-19 patients was monoclonal antibodies which are hard to come by. merck says it will have 10 million medicine packs available by the end of the month. pfizer says it is ready to roll out its treatment immediately. although in limited quantities. now, the pfizer drug is almost certainly going to be the preferred option as it has a nearly 90% reduction rate in hospitalizations, and deaths. while the fda says the merck pill could lead to a 30% reduction and is not recommended for pregnant people or women planning to become pregnant. in other news, americans may soon not have to wait in line for hours just to get a covid test. the white house says it is planning to distribute 500 million covid tests and it is creating a government-run web site where you can order t
distribute 500 million rapid covid tests and creating a government-run test site that you ll run for free. it is unclear, but distribution being begin as soon as next month and that rollout can t come soon enough. this new wave has made it clear that the u.s. is still not where it needs to be when it comes to testing. people across the country are still waiting in line for hours to get tested as they try to protect themselves and their families. by the way, the government is adding 20,000 20,000 or 10,000, i ll get that right. many thousands of testing sites across the country. on the plus side, the fda just authorized two antiviral pills from pfizer and merck to treat covid-19 at home. merck says it will have 10 million medicine pack available by the end of the month and pfizer said it s ready to roll out immediately and it is limited. the pfizer drug is best option. it has a 90% reduction rate in hospitalization and death. the merck pill could only lead to only a 30% redu