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Treating COVID-19 infection with molnupiravir can lead to quicker recovery at home
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Treating COVID-19 infection with molnupiravir can lead to quicker recovery at home

by  Lancet Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Molnupiravir (taken as an 800mg dose twice daily for five days) does not reduce hospital admissions or deaths in vaccinated adults with COVID-19 infection who are at higher risk of mortality, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial, published in The Lancetjournal. However, the patients treated at home with...

Merck’s Covid pill hailed after cutting hospitalizations by 50%
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Merck’s Covid pill hailed after cutting hospitalizations by 50%

Capsules of the experimental antiviral drug Molnupiravir. Pharmaceutical company Merck said Friday it will seek authorization in the US of its oral drug molnupiravir for COVID-19 after it was shown to reduce the chance newly infected patients were hospitalized by 50 percent. A simple pill to treat the coronavirus has been sought since the start...