Pfizer signs antiviral COVID-19 licence with MPP

Pfizer is the latest pharmaceutical company to sign a licensing agreement with the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) to help increase access to its COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate PAXLOVID (PF-07321332) for low and middle-income countries.

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