The commercials make it sound so simple: “If it’s COVID, Paxlovid.” But the slogan, catchy though it may be, belies a harsher reality that some public health and…
Read more ‘If it’s COVID, Paxlovid’? For many, it should be easier to get. Here’s what to know about antiviralsJapan is home to an untold number of conveniences and delights that American consumers regularly go without: Faster public transit! Better sunscreen! Lychee KitKats! But as we head…
Read more America May Be Missing Out on a Better COVID TreatmentPfizer told pharmacies and clinics this week it will soon price a five-day course of COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid at almost $1,400, more than two-and-a-half times what the federal…
Read more Pfizer Will Charge $1,390 For 1 Course Of COVID Drug Paxlovid On Commercial MarketThe Biden administration will continue to manage the distribution of free courses of Pfizer’s Paxlovid treatment for COVID-19 for at least another few months, the drugmaker said, even…
Read more Pfizer’s Paxlovid still free, for now, after FDA grants full approval to COVID drugA growing chorus of voices is questioning why there is no concerted effort to persuade Americans to wear face masks in public settings again as COVID cases, hospitalizations,…
Read more With COVID cases rising fast, critics question why there’s no push for face masks in indoor settingsNearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. The Pfizer pill has helped prevent many people infected with COVID-19 from being hospitalized or…
Read more Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits.“The issue of equity and distribution of Paxlovid is similar to what we saw in the distribution of the vaccine,” she said. “You have to think about…
Read more Black, Hispanic COVID Patients Less Likely to Get Antiviral Paxlovid
