In response to the worst impact of the new crown, Biden said the US government has doubled down on procurement of Pfizer therapeutic drugs

According to Agence France-Presse reported on the 4th, US President Biden announced on Tuesday (4th) that the US government will double the purchase of Pfizer's new "Paxlovid" treatment drug, which can treat the worst impact of the new crown pneumonia on the human body.

Biden speaks with the White House pandemic response team

It is reported that "Paxlovid" is used to treat mild to moderate new crown pneumonia, and is suitable for high-risk groups over 12 years old and weighing more than 40 kilograms. Pfizer lab data suggest that because "Paxlovid" blocked an enzyme involved in the replication process of the Omikejong virus in the experiment, it was "still effective" against the Omikeron variant.

Biden said in a meeting with the White House epidemic response team that the new order will increase the drug inventory from 10 million to 20 million.

Biden said: "These drugs will greatly reduce hospitalizations and deaths. We've placed the biggest order in the world, and now I'm going to double the order. ”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulator approved Pfizer's "Paxlovid" oral drug emergency use authorization on December 22 last year.

According to the report, the U.S. government initially purchased 10 million pills of this antiviral drug, targeting those at high risk of facing new crown pneumonia, costing $5.3 billion.

It is reported that the number of infections with the new crown Omiljung mutant strain has surged in the United States. So far, consistent with data reported in other countries, the strain, mostly in the United States, only causes severe illness to those who are not vaccinated.

With the impact of the "tsunami" of Omicron, the number of new confirmed cases of new coronavirus in the United States exceeded 1 million on January 3, setting a record for the highest number of new cases in a single day, resulting in flight cancellations, closure of schools and other institutions, and the medical system was even more overwhelmed. According to the statistics of Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of January 4, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of covid-19 reported in the United States exceeded 56 million, and the number of deaths exceeded 820,000. (Editor: SDY)