Coronavirus Notebook: UK Adds Paxlovid To PANORAMIC Study, Germany Funds Adrecizumab Phase II Trial

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Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment, Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir in combination with ritonavir), has been added to the UK PANORAMIC study, which is making antivirals available to a large number of vulnerable coronavirus patients. The government said the move should see thousands more people gain access to Paxlovid, which was approved in the UK on 31 December last year.

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