The Era Of Anti-Covid Pills: What You Need To Know

US pharma giants Merck and Pfizer have announced encouraging results for oral aniviral pills, in what could open up a new chapter in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

What if a simple pill could help heal from COVID-19?

US pharma giants Merck and Pfizer have announced encouraging results for oral drugs, while an anti-depressant has also shown promise in what could open up a new chapter in the fight against the pandemic.

What are these treatments?

They are pills taken orally as soon as the first symptoms of COVID-19 appear, to avoid serious forms of the illness, and therefore hospitalisation.