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A new treatment option: COVID-19 pills

Posted on January 26, 2022 • by Sofia Aparicio-Gallagher
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This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. In this view, the protein particles E, S, and M, also located on the outer surface of the particle, have all been labeled as well. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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People who have recently tested positive for COVID-19 have a new treatment option. Two new COVID-19 pills require a doctor’s prescription because of the limited supply and because they can cause serious side effects if mixed with other medications.

Details about the COVID-19 pill

The COVID pills should only be taken by high-risk patients that are likely to be hospitalized or die without them. Unlike vaccines that are used to prevent infection, these pills should only be taken after a positive Coronavirus test. One of the pills was developed by Pfizer and the other by Merck.

Where can you get a COVID-19 pill?

The Miami Herald reports, fewer than 20 stores in Florida are currently offering the medication. According to the Florida Department of Health website that includes Walgreens in New Port Richey and Winter Haven, a Walmart in Tampa, and Publix stores in Sebring and Port Charlotte. 

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