[Press release – not published yet] RCT: Pfizer’s novel Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate reduced risk of hospitalization or death by 89% in interim analysis of phase 2/3 EPIC-HR study.

Pfizer’s novel Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate reduced risk of hospitalization or death by 89% in interim analysis of phase 2/3 EPIC-HR Study

Commentaries:

Expert reaction to press release from Pfizer giving interim analysis of their Phase 2/3 EPIC-HR study of PAXLOVID™ in non-hospitalized high-risk adults with COVID-19 – Science Media Centre

Pfizer’s Good News Is the World’s Good News – Science

Experimental Pfizer pill prevents Covid hospitalizations and deaths – STAT

Pfizer Says New Anti-Viral Drug Combination Cuts Risks Of Serious COVID-19 By 89% – Health Policy Watch

Pfizer reports good results against severe COVID-19 for its antiviral pill – CIDRAP

Covid: Pfizer says antiviral pill 89% effective in high-risk cases – BBC

Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90% – Associated Press

Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill treatment reduces risk of being hospitalized or dying by 89%, company says – ABC News

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Pfizer’s oral protease inhibitor PF-07321332 for #COVID19 Reduced Risk of Hospitalization or Death from 6.7% (41/612) to 1.0% (6/607) when starting within 5 days of symptom onset.
10 vs 0 deaths. #idtwitter https://t.co/ZAIm6Y5mAt

— David Boulware, MD MPH (@boulware_dr) November 5, 2021