Coronavirus live updates: Pfizer deal would allow experimental covid-19 pill to be manufactured around the world

“This license is so important because, if authorized or approved, this oral drug is particularly well-suited for low- and middle-income countries and could play a critical role in saving lives, contributing to global efforts to fight the current pandemic,” said Charles Gore, executive director of Medicines Patent Pool, a nonprofit group focused on access to medicines and backed by the United Nations that reached the agreement with Pfizer.