The Covid-19 medication VV116 is one of two Chinese oral pill treatments approved for use in China on Sunday. Photo: Handout
The Covid-19 medication VV116 is one of two Chinese oral pill treatments approved for use in China on Sunday. Photo: Handout

China gives green light to 2 home-grown Covid-19 antiviral treatments

  • The approval comes during reprieve from tsunami of infections but another wave could be on the way after Lunar New Year migration
  • The approved medications include China’s first antiviral to use the same approach as Pfizer’s Paxlovid

The Covid-19 medication VV116 is one of two Chinese oral pill treatments approved for use in China on Sunday. Photo: Handout
The Covid-19 medication VV116 is one of two Chinese oral pill treatments approved for use in China on Sunday. Photo: Handout
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