Could a simple pill beat COVID-19? Pfizer is giving it a go
- Written by Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle
ShutterstockWhile the focus has been largely on vaccines, you might have also heard Pfizer is trialling a pill to treat COVID-19.
It almost sounds too good to be true. Indeed, the results are very preliminary — but it’s a promising approach.
Where most antiviral agents we’ve tried to treat COVID-19 target the inflammatory and...





