CDC updates clinical guidance on treating COVID-19 recurrence after antiviral pill

May 24, 2022 - 02:49 PM
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released updated guidance for clinicians treating COVID-19 in patients who received the Pfizer COVID-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid. 

“There is currently no evidence that additional treatment is needed with Paxlovid or other anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapies in cases where COVID-19 rebound is suspected,” CDC said, noting that a brief return of symptoms may be part of the natural history of SARS-CoV-2 infection in some individuals, “independent of treatment with Paxlovid and regardless of vaccination status.”

CDC continues to recommend Paxlovid to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 in patients at high risk for progressing to severe disease and isolating patients when COVID-19 rebounds to manage transmission risk.

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