Switzerland buys Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid

Switzerland buys Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid - Copyright Thomson Reuters 2022

Copyright Thomson Reuters 2022

By Reuters

Published on 20/05/2022 - 16:35•Updated 20/04/2024 - 04:53

BERLIN - Switzerland signed a contract to buy Pfizer's anti-viral drug Paxlovid to treat Covid-19, it said on Friday.

The European country said it had signed a contract to buy 12,000 packages and first treatments for certain at-risk patients would start this month.

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