Health May 25 COVID pill Paxlovid gets full FDA approval after over a year of pandemic emergency use By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
Health Dec 18 COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. But the government plans to stop footing the bill within months, and millions of people who are at the highest risk of severe illness and are… By Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News
Politics Aug 06 Biden tests negative for COVID, continues to isolate pending follow-up test President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday but will continue to isolate at the White House until a second negative test, his doctor said. By Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, Associated Press
Health Jul 08 Physicians say they need clearer guidance on prescribing Paxlovid amid concerns around COVID-19 rebound “I think the sense of likely risk-benefit has changed over time,” said Walid Gellad, an internal medicine physician at the University of Pittsburgh. By Edward Chen, STAT
Health May 30 The coronavirus will likely evade Paxlovid eventually. What that will mean for the pandemic is unclear Resistance is the hobgoblin of antiviral medicine, even with antivirals as effective as Paxlovid. By Jason Mast, STAT
Apr 26 Administration expands availability of COVID antiviral pill By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden's administration is taking steps to expand availability of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid. Continue reading
Apr 26 White House expands availability of COVID antiviral treatment amid ample supply By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden's administration is taking steps to expand availability of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid. Continue reading
Dec 22 Pfizer pill becomes first home COVID-19 treatment authorized in the U.S. By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The long-awaited milestone comes as U.S. cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all rising and health officials warn of a tsunami of new infections from the omicron variant that could overwhelm hospitals. Continue reading
Dec 14 Pfizer confirms COVID pill’s results, effectiveness against omicron By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The company also confirmed Tuesday that the pill delivered on promising early results in reducing COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths. Continue reading