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This handout photo obtained May 26, 2021 courtesy of Merck & Co,Inc. shows capsules of the investigational antiviral pill Molnupiravir. - Will pharmacies soon have boxes of anti-Covid drugs on their shelves? After vaccines, pharmaceutical companies are in line to develop a treatment to be swallowed simply at home, with a full glass of water, if symptoms appear.
Because even if prevention is better than cure, as the saying goes, knowing how to heal remains crucial. (Photo by Handout / Merck & Co,Inc. / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Merck & Co,Inc./HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/Merck & Co,Inc./AFP via Getty Images)

The FDA will soon decide on Merck's Covid-19 antiviral pill. It shows promise, but there are also concerns

Placards display signage for Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations at a mobile COVID-19 vaccination center in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, Aug. 18, 2021. The United States will begin administrating COVID-19 booster shots next month as new data shows that vaccine protection wanes over time, top U.S. health officials announced Wednesday. According to the CDC, 72.2 percent of American adults have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, with 61.8 percent being fully vaccinated. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Key decisions on Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine boosters for all adults could come this week

Safeway pharmacist Ashley McGee fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccination at a vaccination booster shot clinic on October 01, 2021 in San Rafael, California. Marin County opened its first COVID-19 booster shot clinic inside a former Victoria's Secret store at Northgate Mall. The clinic is giving priority to residents over 75 years old but is open to all ages that are eligible to receive the Pfizer booster.

Source: FDA will likely make booster decision without outside advisory committee weighing in

A 8 year-old child receives their first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at the Beaumont Health offices in Southfield, Michigan on November 5, 2021. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Parents' income might predict Covid-19 vaccination choices for their children

Medical assistant Norma Santana prepares a Moderna Covid-19 vaccine booster for Governor Kate Brown at Salem Health Edgewater Clinic in Salem, Ore. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021.

At least 89% of vaccinated American adults will qualify for Covid-19 booster shots

A man enters the Regeneron Clinic at a monoclonal antibody treatment site in Pembroke Pines, Florida, on August 19, 2021. - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the opening of the Covid-19 antibody treatment site. DeSantis continues to promote the monoclonal antibody treatments as cases and hospitalizations spike in Florida.

Starting Wednesday, C.B. Smith Park will start offering the antibody treatment from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. The site will be able to treat over 300 patients a day. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Doctors are often unaware of the only treatment for early Covid-19