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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Bahrain Authorizes Use of Pfizer’s Anti-COVID Drug

Boxes containing Pfizer's Paxlovid, COVID-19 treatment pills, sit inside a truck at a distribution facility in Memphis, Tennessee, US in this undated handout picture. Pfizer/Handout via Reuters

Bahrain's health authorities authorized Pfizer's Paxlovid COVID-19 drug for emergency use in adults aged over 18, the state news agency said in a statement on Saturday.

The decision by the National Authority for Regulating Health Professions and Services was based on the review and evaluation of data provided by Pfizer, the statement added.

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