A few cases of COVID-19 relapse have Twitter abuzz about the need for data on Paxlovid’s effectiveness, particularly against the Omicron variant and in vaccinated individuals. Despite regulatory approval in India, the drug has not yet been included in treatment guidelines and a debate on recommended dosage now complicates matters

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While the Medicines Patent Pool has sub-licensed Paxlovid to multiple Indian firms, it isn’t approved in the country yet. It will get there, but molnupiravir’s sales might give an indication of what is in store for Pfizer’s oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment post a lost opportunity with vaccine Comirnaty.