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Canadian Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi and Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced on Monday that Canada had received 30,400 treatment courses of Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid, with 120,000 more expected to be delivered between January and March.

Last month, the federal government announced it had signed a purchase agreement with Pfizer to buy up to one million courses of its treatment, pending regulatory approval. Ottawa has an option to purchase an additional 500,000 courses of the treatment, said Tassi.

Paxlovid has been approved for use in adults 18 and older who are positive for COVID-19 and are experiencing mild or moderate illness, or who are at high risk of becoming more seriously ill.

Federal officials are working to firm up a delivery schedule, while provinces and territories will manage distribution.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/8516373/pfizers-paxlovid-covid-antiviral-pill-approved-canada/

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