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Merck asks FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill

It would be the first pill shown to treat COVID-19. All other FDA-backed treatments against the disease require an IV or injection.

Merck's new antiviral medication. The drugmaker has said its experimental pill for people sick with COVID-19 reduced hospitalizations and deaths.
Merck's new antiviral medication. The drugmaker has said its experimental pill for people sick with COVID-19 reduced hospitalizations and deaths.Read moreMerck & Co.
    by Matthew Perrone, The Associated Press
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