US health panel says Merck pill can prevent grave Covid-19 infections

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Merck released the full results of the drug's clinical trial Friday, which found the pill would reduce by 30 per cent ― the rate of hospitalisations and deaths in high-risk Covid patients who took it soon after infection. — Merck & Co Inc/Handout via Reuters Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. WASHINGTON, Nov 27 ― An anti-Covid pill developed by Merck has proved effective in treating the disease, the US Food and Drug Administration said yesterday in a much-awaited preliminary report. But the report, from an FDA advisory panel, cautioned that pregnant women should not use the drug, known as molnupiravir, saying the potential benefits do not outweigh the risks for those patients.The report is meant to provide guidance to an FDA experts panel convening Tuesday to consider whether to authorise emergency use of molnupiravir.App…