Province asks for patience again amid surge in demand for Paxlovid – CBC
P.E.I. says it’s seeing between 30 and 40 new referrals per day for the treatment
Jul 29, 2022
Health P.E.I. is calling for patience once again amid a surge in demand for the COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid.
The province says it’s seeing between 30 and 40 new referrals per day for the treatment, with a total of 3,725 doses being administered since January when it was approved for use by Health Canada.
Director of hospital services Cheryl Banks said on Thursday the demand shows campaigns to promote the treatment in the province have been successful.
“It’s really shown to be beneficial in decreasing the severity of disease and the risk of hospitalization,” she said.
“It is hard to get to everyone. So if you can contact your own health care provider, that’s probably the quickest way that you’re going to be able to get of it … We just need a little bit of patience in that. You may not get a call the day that you get a positive test or even for a couple of days after. But our goal is to reach everyone before day five.”
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-paxlovid-demand-surge-covid-19-1.6535980
