He has received four doses of the vaccine and is being treated with the antiviral pill Paxlovid.
Positive for the coronavirus the head of Pfizer was diagnosed, Albert Burla, as he announced on Twitter. He also informed that he has received four doses of vaccine and is being treated with the antiviral pill Paxlovid.
I would like to let you know that I have tested positive for #Covid19. I am thankful to have received four doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, and I am feeling well while experiencing very mild symptoms. I am isolating and have started a course of Paxlovid.
— Albert Bourla (@AlbertBourla) August 15, 2022
Paxlovid is not approved, but is authorized for emergency use by the FDA to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in high-risk patients 12+, weighing at least 40 kg, with positive results of SARS-CoV-2 viral testing. See safety info: https://t.co/XqokFVKBC7.
— Albert Bourla (@AlbertBourla) August 15, 2022
“I am grateful to receive four doses of the vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech and I feel good while experiencing very mild symptoms. I am in isolation and have started a course of Paxlovid. I’m sure I’ll have a speedy recovery.”writes Burla.
And it continues: “We have come so far in our efforts to fight this disease that I am confident that I will have a speedy recovery. I am incredibly grateful for the tireless efforts of my colleagues at Pfizer who have worked to make vaccines and treatments available to me and people around the world.”
Finally, about the antiviral Paxlovid pillMpourla pointed out that “not licensed, but approved for emergency use by the FDA for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in high-risk patients 12+, weighing at least 40 kg, with a positive SARS-CoV-2 virus diagnostic test.”
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