Covid-19 continues to hit seniors with disproportionate severity. Experts say Paxlovid is an effective therapy that is being underprescribed for people 65 and older.
A new coronavirus variant is circulating, the most transmissible one yet. Hospitalizations of infected patients are rising. And older adults representof U.S. deaths from COVID-19 in recent months, the largest portion since the start of the pandemic.
The message from infectious disease experts and geriatricians is clear: Seek treatment with antiviral therapy, which remains effective against new COVID variants. “There’s lots of evidence that Paxlovid can reduce the risk of catastrophic events that can follow infection with COVID in older individuals,” saidMeanwhile, develop a plan for what you’ll do if you get COVID. Where will you seek care? What if you can’t get in quickly to see your doctor, a common problem? You need to act fast since Paxlovid must be started no later than five days after the onset of symptoms.
Fortunately, the urgent care center could see my electronic medical record, and a physician’s note there said it was safe for me to stop the blood thinner and get the treatment. So, I walked away with a Paxlovid prescription, and within a day my headaches and chills had disappeared.of nearly 45,000 patients 50 and older treated for COVID between January and July 2022 at Mass General Brigham, a large Massachusetts health system.
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