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Dos píldoras prometen llenar vacíos en lucha contra la covid-19

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This October 18, 2021 handout photo courtesy of Merck & Co,Inc. shows capsules of the antiviral pill Molnupiravir. - Britain on November 4, 2021, approved the use of Merck's antiviral pill to treat patients suffering from mild to moderate Covid-19, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced. "Today is a historic day for our country, as the UK is now the first country in the world to approve an antiviral that can be taken at home for Covid-19," said health minister Sajid Javid. Molnupiravir, works by decreasing the ability of a virus to replicate, thereby slowing down the disease. (Photo by Handout / Merck & Co,Inc. / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Merck & Co,Inc./HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
This October 18, 2021 handout photo courtesy of Merck & Co,Inc. shows capsules of the antiviral pill Molnupiravir. - Britain on November 4, 2021, approved the use of Merck's antiviral pill to treat patients suffering from mild to moderate Covid-19, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced. "Today is a historic day for our country, as the UK is now the first country in the world to approve an antiviral that can be taken at home for Covid-19," said health minister Sajid Javid. Molnupiravir, works by decreasing the ability of a virus to replicate, thereby slowing down the disease. (Photo by Handout / Merck & Co,Inc. / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Merck & Co,Inc./HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HANDOUT
El rol de las píldoras antivirales contra covid-19

En las últimas semanas, los laboratorios farmacéuticos MSD y Pfizer anunciaron resultados positivos en su intento por conseguir una píldora para tratar la covid-19 en los primeros días de síntomas. Incluso el producto Monulpiravir de MSD, ya tiene autorización de uso de emergencia en Reino Unido.

Estos anuncios se dan cuando las campañas de vacunación ya llevan varios meses de ser masivas en todos los países y de estar relacionadas con una disminución de casos, hospitalizaciones y muertes.

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