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Pfizer, the American pharmaceutical company that developed the coronavirus vaccine, announced that it has succeeded in making an edible treatment this time. It said that it had the effect of lowering the death and hospitalization rate by 89%, but the US government announced that it had already secured millions of cases.
Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung reports from Washington.
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Pfizer announced today (6th) that it is an antiviral drug 'Paxrovid', which is taken when you have Corona.
According to Pfizer, clinical trials have shown that taking this drug while infected can reduce hospitalization and mortality by 89%.
It is more effective than Merck's molnupiravir, which has been shown to reduce hospitalization and mortality by 50%.
[Albert Bulla/Pfizer CEO: This pill will save millions of lives. We've found a solution, and now is a really good time to use it. This doesn't prevent the coronavirus, but unfortunately it treats them when they become infected.]
President Biden said he has already secured millions of doses of Pfizer's oral coronavirus drug, which will be ready for use once approved by health authorities. I did.
[Biden/President of the United States: We already have millions of doses of the drug. A cure will be another tool to protect people from the worst of the corona
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best way to prevent coronavirus is a coronavirus vaccine, health experts say.
However, as there are tens of millions of unvaccinated people in the United States alone, oral treatment is expected to make a significant contribution to minimizing the damage from the coronavirus.