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Why Merck’s covid pill is seen as big hope in fight against the pandemic

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Covid-19, efforts are intensifying to bring the drug to developing countries that have struggled to vaccinate their populations.

The global health agency Unitaid and its partners hope to reach an agreement as soon as next week to secure the first supplies of the antiviral treatment for lower- and middle-income nations, Philippe Duneton, its executive director, said in an interview.

Unitaid has been in discussions with the company and generic manufacturers, he said. “This is really what we’ve waited for all these months," he said. “There is a window of hope with this treatment, and now we need to collectively make it work for people" in less well-to-do countries.

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