Biden Admin Orders Pfizer’s COVID-19 Antiviral Pills for 10 Million Americans

Biden Admin Orders Pfizer’s COVID-19 Antiviral Pills for 10 Million Americans
President Joe Biden speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on Dec. 13, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
Isabel van Brugen
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President Joe Biden on Dec. 14 announced the administration has ordered Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral pills for 10 million Americans.

Biden in a statement said he’s “encouraged” by Phase 2/3 data on Pfizer’s Paxlovid pill that suggests it’s effective at reducing the risk of severe illness in people infected with COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.
Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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