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Pfizer Begins Study of COVID-19 Pill in High-Risk Children

The Epoch Times

By Zachary Stieber

March 10, 2022 Updated: March 10, 2022

 

Pfizer has started a study of its COVID-19 pill in children who have COVID-19 and are designated as being at high risk for experiencing severe symptoms.

The phase 2/phase 3 study has about 140 participants between the ages of 6 and 17.

One cohort will receive Pfizer’s pill, known as Paxlovid or nirmatrelvir, twice a day for five days. The other group will follow the same schedule, but receive a dosage equal to half as much.

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