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(FILES) This handout file photo obtained May 26, 2021, courtesy of Merck & Co, Inc. shows capsules of the investigational antiviral pill Molnupiravir. - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized Merck's Covid pill, Molnupiravir, for high risk adults, a day after a similar pill by Pfizer was given the green light. "Today's authorization provides an additional treatment option against the COVID-19 virus in the form of a pill that can be taken orally," said FDA scientist Patrizia Cavazzoni. (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