Covid-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full approval

Doses of the anti-viral drug Paxlovid are displayed in New York, on August 1, 2022. [AP photo]

Pfizer's COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers Thursday, clearing the way for its full regulatory approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

The medication has been used by millions of Americans since the FDA granted it emergency use authorization in late 2021. The agency has the final say on giving Pfizer's drug full approval and is expected to decide by May.