Govt reviewing purchase of antivirals following development of new drugs to treat Covid-19

Published on 6 Dec 2021 6:42:47 PM

Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali told the Dewan Rakyat that the government will review the procurement of antivirals to treat Covid-19 patients following the emergence of new drugs for this purpose.

He clarified that the decision to procure 150,000 courses of Molnupiravir from Merck Sharp & Dohme in early October was made because it was the only oral Covid-19 antiviral drug at that time.

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