Pfizer announced Tuesday that the federal government had doubled its order of Paxlovid to 20 million treatment courses after hospitals ran out of the drug.
Pfizer is in New York City.
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The federal government will get 20 million Paxlovid courses, or 600 million total pills, in 2022, with 10 million due for an accelerated delivery by the end of June and the rest by late September, according to Pfizer.
The authorization of oral Covid-19 treatments like Paxlovid and molnupiravir is an important step in ending the swine flu epidemic in Michigan, New York, Ohio and Rhode Island.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer complained Sunday that New York, which is not accounted for by the formula, has not received enough doses of Covid-19.
State health officials told the Washington Post that most of the pills were delayed due to shipping delays.
David Boulware, a University of Minnesota infectious disease researcher, told The Hill last month that Paxlovid's treatment is a drop in the bucket because of the scarcity of the active ingredient.
The highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronaviruses has grown to account for 95.4% of U.S. cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Paxlovid was granted emergency authorization from the FDA on December 22 for use by patients who weigh at least 88 pounds. The patient has to take 30 pills over five days. Clinical trials show that the drug is effective at preventing hospitalizations and deaths in high-risk patients. The federal government has ordered more than 3 million doses of molnupiravir, but Pfizer's Paxlovid has proven to be more effective in clinical trials.
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Alex Varkey, Houston Medical Director of Pharmacy Services, told the Washington Post that vaccines are the most effective way to prevent serious infections. Varkey said that covid vaccines are readily accessible and available.
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Pfizer warned that Paxlovid may be rendered useless if taken with St. John's Wort.
Pfizer's COVID antiviral pill will be double purchased by the Biden administration.
The Washington Post reported that doctors were complaining of a limited supply of antiviral pills.
President Biden says the U.S. has secured a lot of Pfizer Antiviral pills.
