Ben Sessoms

FILE – In this undated file image provided by Merck & Co. shows their new antiviral medication. The pharmaceutical Merck has agreed to allow other drugmakers worldwide to make its COVID-19 treatment, the first pill that has been shown to be effective against the disease, in a move aimed at helping millions of people in poorer countries access to the drug. In a statement on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, the U.N.-backed Medicines Patent Pool said it had signed a voluntary licensing agreement for molnupiravir with Merck and its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. (Merck & Co. via AP, File) AMB807 AMB807

November 5, 2021 at 5:00 am

Why COVID-19 pills are not vaccine replacements

Health experts say treatments are no replacement for the safe, effective prevention we already have against the coronavirus: the COVID-19 vaccines.

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