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    New Zealand now has six medicines to prevent the most severe and life-threatening Covid-19 symptoms

    New Zealand now has six medicines to prevent the most severe and life-threatening Covid-19 symptoms


    Health Minister Andrew Little was in Auckland today to see the first shipment of Molnupiravir .

    It's our second oral anti-viral medicine - and will be available through prescription from early May.

    Four medicines are already used in hospitals and another anti-viral has been in use for home treatment this month.

    Another medicine to protect people from Covid-19 who can't have vaccines is waiting for Medsafe approval.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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