A pill struggle: it’ll be over a year before poorer nations get Covid drug
Wealthy countries have secured 25% of initial supplies, with Pfizer urged to allocate more courses to low-income areas
13 March 2022 - 17:18
Agreements to expand global access to Pfizer’s highly effective Covid-19 therapy will be announced shortly, yet parts of the world may wait a year for the drug due to production and regulatory hurdles...
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