Guyana working with UNICEF to safe Paxlovid for COVID-19 sufferers


Guyanese who check constructive for COVID-19 for the primary time will quickly have entry to the Paxlovid tablet to deal with the illness.

Well being Minister Dr. Frank Anthony stated the federal government has been working with the United Nations Youngsters Fund (UNICEF) to safe the treatment.

“I’m hoping that we will get it possibly inside a month in order that individuals might be able to get the advantages of Paxlovid,” Dr. Anthony stated.

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“With Paxlovid, if individuals check constructive for COVID-19, we will deal with them…. That is an oral remedy…you’re taking the tablets for 5 days and you need to be properly after taking the whole remedy.”

Paxlovid is an oral antiviral treatment produced by Pfizer. It begins combating the COVID-19 virus as soon as it’s taken.

The remedy was authorized by the US Meals and Drug Administration in December 2021 and is advisable to be given to individuals as quickly as they’re identified with COVID-19 and inside 5 days of them growing signs of the illness.

The typical price for a remedy course is US$530; nevertheless, Minister Anthony stated Guyana will get a reduction.

“Paxlovid has been very troublesome to supply and it’s a really pricey treatment however by way of this initiative with UNICEF globally we’re going to get it at a really discounted worth, and we now have made an order for these drugs,” he stated.

COVID-19 infections in Guyana stay low with simply 5 new circumstances recorded on Wednesday.

In the meantime, Dr Anthony has once more urged residents to get their booster photographs as that is confirmed to cut back their danger of extreme sickness in the event that they contract the virus.

 



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