Watch VideoU.S. health regulators on Thursday authorized the second pill against COVID-19, providing another easy-to-use medication to battle the rising tide of Omicron infections.
The Food and Drug Administration authorization comes one day after the agency cleared a competing drug from Pfizer. That pill is likely to become...
U.S. Adds Merck Pill As 2nd Easy-To-Use Drug Against COVID-19
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