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Paxlovid, Pfizer's COVID-19 pill, gets full FDA approval

FILE - The drug Paxlovid against COVID-19 from the manufacturer Pfizer is lying on a table. (Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images)WASHINGTON - Pfizer received full approval on Thursday for its COVID-19 pill Paxlovid that's been the go-to treatment against the coronavirus.More than 11 million prescriptions for Paxlovid have been dispensed since the Food and Drug Administration allowed emergency use in late 2021.

The emergency status was based on early studies and was intended to be temporary pending follow-up research.The FDA granted full approval for adults with COVID-19 who face high risks of severe disease, which can lead to hospitalization or death. That group typically includes older adults and those with common medical conditions like diabetes, asthma and obesity.The decision allows Pfizer's drug to remain on the market indefinitely and to be marketed similarly to other drugs.The pill is still available for children ages 12 to 17 under a separate emergency authorization.The U.S.

government has stockpiled millions of doses of Paxlovid and patients will continue to receive it at no charge, the FDA said in a statement. More than 14,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported each week last month, although most U.S.

cases are no longer reported to health authorities.U.S. health regulators have authorized two pills against COVID-19 that Americans can take at home, developed by Pfizer and Merck.Paxlovid is the fourth drug for COVID-19 to receive full FDA approval and the first one that is a pill.

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Paxlovid, Pfizer's COVID-19 pill, gets full FDA approval

FILE - The drug Paxlovid against COVID-19 from the manufacturer Pfizer is lying on a table. (Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images)WASHINGTON - Pfizer received full approval on Thursday for its COVID-19 pill Paxlovid that's been the go-to treatment against the coronavirus.More than 11 million prescriptions for Paxlovid have been dispensed since the Food and Drug Administration allowed emergency use in late 2021.

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Google launches no-password log in feature

Google Accounts can use a new feature to log in sans a password.That can happen now that Alphabet-owned Google has added passkeys as a password-free option for users. They can be implemented for personal Google Accounts, according to Google Security Blog post. Access to the feature started as of Wednesday, giving users a new option over a password or two-step verification. Googles headquarters in Mountain View, California is shown in this photo on May 4, 2004.

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COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval

he drug Paxlovid against Covid-19 from the manufacturer Pfizer is lying on a table. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa (Photo by Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images) Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S.

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American teens' mental health crisis: What's driving this?

FILE - A young woman stands at a window in her home. (Photo by Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images) A recent report shared by the U.S.

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Paxlovid: Biden administration expands availability of COVID antiviral pill

Photo of Paxlovid, a life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment, manufactured by Pfizer (Photo by Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's administration is taking steps to expand availability of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, as it seeks to reassure doctors that there is ample supply for people at high risk of severe illness or death from the virus.Paxlovid, produced by Pfizer, was first approved in December. Supply of the regimen was initially very limited, but as COVID-19 cases across the country have fallen and manufacturing has increased it is now far more abundant.

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Pfizer COVID antiviral: Dozens of companies to start making pill

Packages of Pfizer's Paxlovid, an antiviral drug that treats COVID-19. (Photo by Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images) GENEVA (AP) - Nearly three dozen companies worldwide will soon start making generic versions of Pfizer's coronavirus pill, the U.N.-backed Medicines Patent Pool that negotiated the deal said Thursday.The Medicines Patent Pool said in a statement that agreements signed with 35 companies should help make Pfizer's antiviral nirmatrelvir, or Paxlovoid, available to more than half of the world's population.Get breaking news alerts in the free FOX5NY News app | Sign up for FOX 5 email newslettersGeneric drugmakers across a dozen countries in Asia, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Eastern Europe will begin producing either the raw ingredients for the Pfizer drug or the pill itself.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0