U.S APPROVES FIRST-AT-HOME TREATMENT FOR COVID19

By Chandrayee Roy Choudhury, Canada:

Early supplies of the drug are said to be extremely limited.
U.S. health regulators on Wednesday authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at home to head off the worst effects of the virus.

The drug, Paxlovid, is a faster, cheaper way to treat early COVID-19 infections, though initial supplies will be extremely limited. All of the previously authorized drugs against the disease require an IV or an injection. 
The long-awaited milestone comes as U.S. cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all rising and health officials warn of a tsunami of new infections from the omicron variant that could overwhelm hospitals.
The efficacy is high, the side effects are low and it’s oral. It checks all the boxes,