Thailand in talks with Merck for 200,000 courses of anti-COVID-19 pills

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BANGKOK: Thailand\u0027s government is in talks with US drugmaker Merck to purchase 200,000 courses of the company\u0027s experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 treatment, a Thai official said on Monday (Oct 4). Many Asian countries are scrambling to lock in supplies of the potential treatment early after they lag

BANGKOK: Thailand's government is in talks with US drugmaker Merck to purchase 200,000 courses of the company's experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 treatment, a Thai official said on Monday .

South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia said they are all in talks to buy Merck's potential treatment, while the Philippines, which is running a trial on the pill, said it hopes its domestic study would allow access to the treatment.Somsak Akksilp, director-general of the Department of Medical Services , told Reuters that Thailand is currently working on a purchasing agreement for the antiviral drug, known as molnupiravir.

 

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