>"The antiviral pills, plentiful in the United States, are scarce overseas. Health groups and the White House want to expand access but face obstacles that evoke the H.I.V. epidemic."

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>"The F.D.A. said the drug was not a preferred treatment, but could be used when alternate treatment options were “not accessible or clinically appropriate.”"

The deal could help significantly expand access to the Covid-19 treatment, but the agreement excludes a number of countries hit hard by the pandemic.

Britain became the first country on Thursday to authorize the use of an antiviral pill for Covid-19, an easy-to-use treatment that could help tame the pandemic.

The authorization of Merck’s easy-to-use Covid treatment, molnupiravir, is a step toward taming the pandemic.

"The UK medicines regulator has become the first in the world to approve an oral antiviral pill for Covid in a move that _...Read More_

"The company announced a licensing deal that will allow the drug, molnupiravir, to be made and sold cheaply in 105 developing nations."

[https://nyti.ms/3vkhcV4](https://nyti.ms/3vkhcV4) >"Merck has taken a step to make its antiviral pill available in poor nations, but many obstacles remain for broad access to coronavirus drugs."