COVID-19: Are antivirals keeping people out of hospital? We don't know yet

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COVID-19: Are antivirals keeping people out of hospital? We don't know yet

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Packet of Paxlovid tablets
axlovid was shown to be a game-changer in clinical trials – but New Zealand health officials are yet to analyse how effective it is in keeping people with Covid-19 out of hospital [Image: Kches16414, CC BY-SA 4.0 / WikiCommons]
Almost 120,000 courses of Covid-19 antivirals have made it into New Zealand homes, but health officials are not tracking whether the drugs are fulfill