CompaniesThe Race Between COVID-19 Pills and VaccinesSavePrintVials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine labels in an illustration picture taken on March 19, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ReutersSamna GhaniFreelance Reporter11/23/2021|Updated: 11/25/2021News analysisPfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Nov. 16 to authorize its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19.Share this articleLeave a commentSamna GhaniFreelance ReporterSamna Ghani covers health care business, management, and leadership. She has been a health care writer and editor for more than a decade. Author’s Selected ArticlesOmicron Variant Threatening Economic Recovery Amid New Travel RestrictionsNov 29, 2021Related TopicsPfizerVaccinescovid-19 pills