If you've just tested positive for COVID-19, and you have common risk factors for serious illness, there are now ample treatments available.
or monoclonal antibody infusions. Molnupiravir, a five-day pill treatment from Merck, is another option, although it is prescribed far less often than Paxlovid. In a clinical trial the Merck drug reduced hospitalization by only 30%.
Common side effects of taking Paxlovid include a metallic taste, diarrhea, increased blood pressure and muscle aches — all temporary."While these side effects are not ideal, they're definitely better than what we would see if these individuals were to go forth and develop severe COVID," said Abdul-Mutakabbir.Here are three ways to access COVID-19 pills, if you're eligible to get them.
"For individuals who do not have a health care provider or are unable to access their health care provider within a short time frame ... test-to-treat locations offer testing and evaluation with a health care provider to determine if that medication is appropriate, and can dispense the medication on-site," said Sullivan of HHS.
, co-director of the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University,"so the services you receive there will be fully covered, or at least you'll be subject only to a nominal copayment."are federally qualified health centers that can provide low cost testing and treatment services to the uninsured.
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