If approved this will be a game changer
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Merck pill seen as 'huge advance,' raises hope of preventing COVID-19 deaths
An experimental antiviral pill developed by Merck & Co could halve the chances of dying or being hospitalized for those most at risk of contracting severe COVID-19, according to data that experts hailed as a potential breakthrough in how the virus is treated.