COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are going up again in the tri-state area, which is leading to a renewed focus on treatment options. StahlCBS3 reports.
“Treatments are really the next phase of this pandemic,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator.
Currently, the free anti-viral treatment is available at about 20,000 sites around the country. The Biden administration wants to double that within weeks, by allowing pharmacies to order it directly from the federal government. “The notion they can go to a pharmacy, test and within 30 minutes start a pill to fight the virus, is really powerful,” Jha said. “And I think it’s what’s going to get us out of the COVID-19 pandemic we’re in now and allow us to live with the virus.”
Paxlovid is only FDA authorized for use by those 12 and older who have a high risk of developing severe COVID. That’s about 60% of the adult population, including anyone with obesity, heart disease, or diabetes.To be effective Paxlovid needs to be started quickly. It worked for Ashley Ballou Bonnema, who has cystic fibrosis.With COVID cases increasing significantly among children recently, the FDA also approved the antiviral drug Remdesivir for children as young as 28 days old.
With more treatment options becoming available to a wider segment of the population, the government has a one-stop test-to-treat website called covid.gov for information about information, assessments and prescriptions.Also Tuesday, the CDC says half of American adults and 75% of children have COVID-19 antibodies from previous infections, not vaccines. Researchers believe most of those cases happened during the winter surge.
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