The vaccine was at the heart of Olivier Véran's press conference on Thursday, but the treatments were not forgotten either.
At the beginning of December, a new antiviral drug in tablets against Covid-19, Molnupiravir, can be prescribed by doctors, will be available in pharmacies and will be "
reserved for people at risk of serious forms
", announced the Minister of Health.
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Clinical studies have shown that "
in the first five days after infection, the risk of being hospitalized is halved
," he added.
The minister recalled that there was already an antibody treatment, but injectable and not in tablets, used in the hospital.
7000 patients have already benefited from it, according to Olivier Véran who explained that "
other treatments will arrive in the coming months
".