My case was mild (June 2022). My primary prescribed Paxlovid, which I refused. I am surprised that some could not get it, from what I've read, it's been mostly sitting on shelves due to underwhelming demand. Later in summer, here in USA they made it available over the counter (approved by Pharmacist.) Which seems a most curious option for a drug that requires a blood test to insure proper kidney function and more recently, has dangerous interactions with many commonly taken drugs.
The two people I'm thinking of got Covid in the January - March timeframe when Paxlovid was relatively new. It sort of seemed that certain people were using certain criteria to limit it. At the time, I thought it might be the best thing available, if your doctor wouldn't give you anything else and you didn't have access to IVM or HCQ. However - just like the injections - the more information that came out, the more worthless it appeared to be.
My case was mild (June 2022). My primary prescribed Paxlovid, which I refused. I am surprised that some could not get it, from what I've read, it's been mostly sitting on shelves due to underwhelming demand. Later in summer, here in USA they made it available over the counter (approved by Pharmacist.) Which seems a most curious option for a drug that requires a blood test to insure proper kidney function and more recently, has dangerous interactions with many commonly taken drugs.
The two people I'm thinking of got Covid in the January - March timeframe when Paxlovid was relatively new. It sort of seemed that certain people were using certain criteria to limit it. At the time, I thought it might be the best thing available, if your doctor wouldn't give you anything else and you didn't have access to IVM or HCQ. However - just like the injections - the more information that came out, the more worthless it appeared to be.