Coverage dated November 6, 2022

Vets Who Took Paxlovid Less Likely to Get Long COVID, VA Study Finds

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An analysis of more than 56,000 veterans infected with COVID-19 found that those treated with the new Pfizer drug had a 26% reduction in the risk of developing long COVID.

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  1. Military.com

    Vets Who Took Paxlovid Less Likely to Get Long COVID, VA Study Finds (opens Military.com)

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    An analysis of more than 56,000 veterans infected with COVID-19 found that those treated with the new Pfizer drug had a 26% reduction in the risk of developing long COVID.

  2. New York Times

    Paxlovid May Reduce Risk of Long Covid in Eligible Patients, Study Finds (opens New York Times)

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    The research looked at patients who qualified for the antiviral through age or health conditions. Those who took it shortly after infection were 26 percent less likely to have symptoms 90 days later.

  3. MedicalXpress

    Paxlovid lowers risk of long COVID, study finds (opens MedicalXpress)

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    The antiviral pill Paxlovid not only reduces hospitalization and death after catching COVID-19: New research shows it also cuts the chances of long COVID by roughly 25%.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Paxlovid Lowers Risk of Long COVID (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The antiviral pill Paxlovid not only reduces hospitalization and death after catching COVID-19: New research shows it also cuts the chances of long

  5. Local News 8

    Paxlovid reduces risk of long COVID, Veterans Affairs study finds (opens Local News 8)

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    Paxlovid, the antiviral pill that reduces the risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19, also reduces the risk of long COVID-19, according to a new study by researchers at the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

  6. KVIA El Paso

    Paxlovid reduces risk of long Covid, a study finds (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    A new study offers some hope for a treatment of long Covid. Paxlovid, the antiviral pill that reduces the risk of hospitalization and death from Covid-19, also reduces the risk of long Covid, according to a new study by researchers at the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

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