Pfizer's Paxlovid drug poses a medical and ethical puzzle

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Pfizer's Paxlovid drug poses a medical and ethical puzzle
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Unless there is incontrovertible proof to the contrary, our health agencies ought to prudently stop the use of Paxlovid on Covid patients.

THIS is a warning and an alert to our Food and Drug Administration and Department of Health in case they are considering or has allowed the entry into the country of Pfizer's Paxlovid drug for the treatment of Covid patients.Disclosure: I do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article.

Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, were also affected.'Test to treat' programPaxlovid is an antiviral drug developed and manufactured by New York City-based pharma giant Pfizer.It is intended to be used by people who are severely ill from their infection or have comorbidities that put them at risk of severe complications caused by the virus.The FDA approved it for use in the US in December 2021.

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