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Arrive Wednesday: The Ministry of Health has issued an emergency permit for Pfizer's medicine to Corona - Walla! news

2021-12-26T16:44:45.264Z


In the first shipment to Israel of the first home remedy against the virus - and effective against the Omicron - about 100,000 doses will arrive. According to information from Pfizer's trials, the drug, given in 2 doses a day for 5 days since the onset of the first symptoms, is about 90% effective in preventing hospitalizations and death.


Arrive Wednesday: The Department of Health has issued an emergency clearance for Pfizer's drug to Corona

In the first shipment to Israel of the first home remedy against the virus - and effective against the Omicron - about 100,000 doses will arrive.

According to information from Pfizer's trials, the drug, given in 2 doses a day for 5 days since the onset of the first symptoms, is about 90% effective in preventing hospitalizations and death.

Meirav Cohen

26/12/2021

Sunday, 26 December 2021, 18:18 Updated: 18:39

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In the video: Pfizer CEO refers to the company's new drug for Corona (Photo: Reuters)

The Ministry of Health today (Sunday) issued an emergency permit for Pfizer's drug to Corona, which is expected to arrive in Israel on Wednesday.

This is after Pfizer announced last week that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency permit for the pill.

This is the first home remedy against Corona that has received such approval.



The Ministry of Health and Pfizer have signed an agreement to purchase the drug, and it is expected to arrive in Israel on Wednesday.



According to information from Pfizer's clinical trials, the drug, given in two doses a day for five days since the onset of the first symptoms, is 90% effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths among high-risk populations.

The latest information indicates that the drug is also effective against the omicron.

FDA emergency approval is valid for high-risk adult patients and children aged 12 and over in Corona.

It was further found that the side effects observed were moderate and similar between the treatment group and the placebo group.

All of these confirm efficiency and a good safety profile.

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About 100,000 rations are expected to arrive in Israel (Photo: Reuters)

The mechanism of action of the pill is to inhibit the activity of the enzyme "protease" which is necessary in the process of replication of the virus in the body.



Pfizer said it is poised to immediately begin supplying the drug in the United States, and it has increased its production estimate for the coming year from $ 80 million to $ 120 million.

The US government purchased ten million shares from the company, for $ 530 per share.



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