B.C. now has access to Paxlovid for some COVID patients
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B.C. now has access to Paxlovid for some COVID patients
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February 1, 2022
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Tuesday that some B.C. residents will now have access to Paxlovid to help fight severe COVID-19 infections. This drug will be available for critically extremely vulnerable people and the province has about 4,000 treatment courses, Henry added.
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B.C. now has access to Paxlovid for some COVID patients
Description
February 1, 2022
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Tuesday that some B.C. residents will now have access to Paxlovid to help fight severe COVID-19 infections. This drug will be available for critically extremely vulnerable people and the province has about 4,000 treatment courses, Henry added.
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