Pfizer strikes deal to allow generic versions of its Covid pill for world’s poor
by Agence France-Presse from on (#5S0A8)
Under the licensing agreement, Pfizer will not receive royalties from the manufacturers, making the treatment cheaper
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced a deal to make its prospective antiviral Covid-19 pill available more cheaply in the world's least-wealthy countries.
Pfizer will allow generic manufacturers to supply its promising Paxlovid pill to 95 low-and middle-income nations covering about 53% of the world's population, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
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