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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This makes no sense: "We decided on prescription cough meds instead of paxlovid as I tend to get very bad bronchitis with all viruses."

Everyone, take paxlovid if you get covid. It basically zapped all my symptoms within 12 hours. But I took it very quickly after the onset of symptoms.[/quote]
I called my pulmonologist and asked for Paxlovid yesterday because I tested positive for covid. He said it’s really only for people 65+ years old or who are immunocompromised. I have 4 other risk factors for severe covid, but not those two. He said he didn’t think I’d benefit from taking Paxlovid. Consider yourself lucky that you got a prescription.[/quote]

Sorry that your doctor wouldn't prescribe it. If anyone runs into a similar situation, try googling paxlovid prescription and clicking on one of the ads for online doctors. You'll answer a bunch of questions to make sure you have no contraindications, maybe have to upload proof that you're covid positive, pay maybe $20-$40, and in about an hour, a prescription will be at the pharmacy of your choosing.

The US government returned about a third of the stockpile to Pfizer because not enough people are using it, so it's baffling that doctors continue to put up hurdles to people taking it. It can shorten the duration of symptoms and can prevent long covid so it's beneficial for many people.[/quote]

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