The FDA on Monday approved the first medication for COVID-19 prevention that people can take after they have been exposed to someone with the disease, according to the drug’s manufacturer, Shionogi.Xocova (ensitrelvir) was approved as COVID-19 post-exposure prophylaxis for patients aged 12 years or older, the drug maker announced.

The FDA on Monday approved the first medication for COVID-19 prevention that people can take after they have been exposed to someone with the disease, according to the drug’s…

Ensitrelvir cut household contacts' risk of developing COVID by more than half