Vietnam Says Pfizer, MSD to Grant Its Firms Licenses to Produce COVID-19 Pills

Vietnam Says Pfizer, MSD to Grant Its Firms Licenses to Produce COVID-19 Pills
South Korean tourists arrive at a hotel in Phu Quoc island, in Vietnam, on Nov. 20, 2021. Vinpearl/Handout via Reuters
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HANOI—Drugmakers Pfizer Inc and MSD, known as Merck & Co Inc in North America, have agreed to give licenses to firms in Vietnam to produce COVID-19 treatment pills, Vietnam’s ministry of health said on Friday.

The companies have sent letters of approval to the Drug Administration of Vietnam, the ministry said in a statement, for the production of Molnupiravir and Paxlovid pills.