Administration officials say the drug has been underused in the fight against the pandemic.
Officials said that because the drug has been underused in the fight against the pandemic, the federal government will double the number of locations where Paxlovid is available. The locations will include 40,000 pharmacies, community health centers, hospitals, urgent care centers and Veterans Affairs clinics.
So far about 500,000 courses of the treatment have been given to patients, with the number of weekly prescriptions being given having doubled since last month, to 55,000 a week, the senior administration official said. Still, more patients could be benefiting from the treatment, the official added.
The Biden administration has been investing heavily in Paxlovid, which costs $530 for a five-day treatment. To ensure that people have free access to the drug, President Joe Biden announced in November that the U.S. would spend $5.29 billion to buy enough pills to treat 10 million people. In January, Biden said the government would double its order.
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