reader Posted November 26, 2021 Posted November 26, 2021 From Reuters ANOI, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Drugmakers Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and MSD, known as Merck & Co Inc (MRK.N) in North America, have agreed to give licenses to firms in Vietnam to produce COVID-19 treatment pills, Vietnam's ministry of health said on Friday. The companies have sent letters of approval to the Drug Administration of Vietnam, the ministry said in a statement, for the production of Molnupiravir and Paxlovid pills. The ministry said Vietnam has so far used 250,000 Molnupiravir doses, with 72%-93% of recipients recovering after five days. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/vietnam-says-pfizer-msd-grant-its-firms-licenses-produce-covid-19-pills-2021-11-26/ Quote