Coverage dated March 14, 2023 to March 16, 2023

COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval

Headline from KOB 4, on the newest of 2 developments

U.S. health advisers are backing the continued use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid, saying it remains an important option for adults at high risk of severe illness. The panel of Food and Drug Administration experts agreed Thursday that the drug is safe and effective for preventing severe COVID-19…

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  2. Newest

    COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval

    Headline from KOB 4 ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

27 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 6 South Florida

    FDA Staff Report Says Data Shows Pfizer's Covid Treatment Paxlovid Is Effective in High-Risk Adults (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    FDA staff said Pfizer’s clinical trial results on its Covid antiviral pill Paxlovid support its use in adults at high risk of progressing to severe disease.

  2. UPI

    FDA panel to consider full approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 drug Paxlovid (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will discuss whether to recommend Pfizer's COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid for full approval during a meeting Thursday.

  3. KOB 4

    COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    U.S. health advisers are backing the continued use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid, saying it remains an important option for adults at high risk of severe illness. The panel of Food and Drug Administration experts agreed Thursday that the drug is safe and effective for preventing severe COVID-19…

  4. Local News 8

    Paxlovid not linked to COVID-19 rebound, FDA says ahead of meeting to consider drug's full approval (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    As the US Food and Drug Administration's independent advisers prepare to discuss Thursday the full approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral, Paxlovid, agency experts said this week that clinical trial data shows that it is safe and effective for treatment of mild to moderate illness in high-risk adul…

  5. Southern Minnesota

    FDA Advisors Back Full Approval of Paxlovid (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    Southern Minnesota's feed description

    FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Paxlovid, a medication that has helped millions of high-risk COVID patients avoid hospitalization and death since late 2021, moved one step closer to

  6. ABC 12 Flint

    FDA advisers support Paxlovid approval for COVID-19 in high-risk adults (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted 16-1 on Thursday in support of full approval of Paxlovid, stating that the benefits outweigh the risks of the drug for

  7. Fox News

    FDA advisers vote in favor of full approval for Pfizer's COVID pill Paxlovid (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    U.S. health regulators voted in favor of a full approval for Pfizer's COVID pill Paxlovid. This pill will will help adults who are at high risk of progression to severe virus.

  8. WMUR

    FDA advisers vote in support of Paxlovid approval for COVID-19 treatment (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    FDA advisers voted in support of full approval of Paxlovid, stating that the benefits outweigh the risks of the drug for treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19.

  9. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Experts approve Paxlovid to treat high-risk adults (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Pfizer’s covid-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers Thursday, clearing the way for its full regulatory approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.