Indian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Are Ready To Bring Covid Antivirals To The World

Covid-19 cases were already beginning to surge around the world before scientists in South Africa identified the omicron variant. Two Covid antiviral treatments developed by Merck and Pfizer are seen by some public health officials as key to controlling renewed outbreaks, especially for areas that lack access to vaccines or face large numbers of people who refuse to take them. Several Indian pharmaceutical manufacturers with licenses to develop generic versions of Merck and Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pills are ramping up their capacities to make them, but they’re still awaiting emergency...