Africa CDC talking to Pfizer about importing its COVID treatment pill
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Jan 13 (Reuters) - Africa's top public health body is in talks with Pfizer about bringing its treatment pill for COVID-19 to the continent, its director said on Thursday.
"We are in really close discussions with Pfizer to see what can be done to make the drugs available on the continent and accessible on the continent," said John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control. (Reporting by Alexander Winning and James Macharia Chege, Writing by Estelle Shirbon; Editing by Alison Williams)
