Experts urge those at high risk to pursue special medications if they test positive
San Diego County’s latest coronavirus numbers show that a person’s chances of getting infected this Memorial Day weekend will be much greater than they were one year ago.
This year, it’s just the opposite. Everything is open, and masks are not required, even on planes and other forms of shared transportation. But with coronavirus spreading as readily as it has been, it appears inevitable that further increases in new infections will be likely in the coming weeks and months, especially as new variants first spotted overseas appear on the West Coast.
Paxlovid, an antiviral medication made by Pfizer, is in pill form and must be taken within five days of symptoms appearing while monoclonal antibody Bebtelovimab must be administered intravenously within seven days. Current and former smokers are also included as is anyone with a body mass index of 30 or greater . A
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