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COVID-19: Why the antiviral Paxlovid pill is still "inaccessible" to many and what needs to change

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Experts say Paxlovid, a drug for high-risk COVID-19 patients, is the key to preventing hospitals from becoming overwhelmed in future waves of the pandemic.

The antiviral treatment has shown a 90 per cent reduction in hospitalizations among unvaccinated patients with the Delta variant who received the drug within five days of symptom onset.

But as Jamie Mauracher reports, even with COVID-19 infections surging across Canada, experts say the patchwork distribution system for the drug in parts of the country may prevent those who need the drug from getting it in time.

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