The administration has warned that subsequent deliveries are dependent on Congress approving additional COVID-19 response funding. has ordered enough supply of the pills for 20 million people, which is estimated to last for several more months.
About 300 Americans are now dying each day from the coronavirus, down from more than 2,600 during the height of the omicron wave earlier this year.
Paxlovid, when administered within five days of symptoms appearing, has been proven to bring about a 90% reduction in hospitalizations and deaths among patients most likely to get severe disease. Vice President Kamala Harris, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, is taking Paxlovid after discussing it with her physicians. The drug and antivirals like it “are the key essential tools that we’re going to need to get through the rest of this pandemic,” he said. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator. “Paxlovid will be widely available everywhere in America,” said Dr. The administration used the pharmacy channel to boost the availability of COVID-19 vaccines more than a year ago.
