Cases of Covid-19 rebound following treatment with the antiviral medication Paxlovid appear to be at least twice as common as doctors previously knew, a new study suggests.
Cases of Covid-19 rebound following treatment with the antiviral medication Paxlovid – where infections rev back up again after people complete their five-day course of the medication – appear to be at least twice as common as doctors previously knew, a new study suggests. Covid-19 rebound also seems to be more common in people who take Paxlovid compared with those who don’t take the antiviral, although it can happen in either circumstance.
Researchers say they eventually hope to enroll a total of 800 people, a study size that should yield clearer answers. After people agreed to participate in the study, they were shipped a kit with 12 rapid home tests. They were advised to test every other day. They were also asked to answer questions about their symptoms. Among the 127 who took Paxlovid, about 14% saw their viral loads climb again after treatment.
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