The FDA could authorize the first COVID-19 pill in December - here's who may be eligible

Pills seen with the Merck logo in the background.
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The FDA will meet to discuss Merck's COVID-19 pill in late November, which means the treatment could get authorized in December.
The drug seems to prevent vulnerable people from requiring hospitalization or dying.
Here's how the pill works, who might be eligible to receive it, and where to find it.
The first-ever COVID-19 pill could be available before the end of the year.This week, Merck and Ridgeback Biothe