Medical editor Melissa Davey speaks to Laura Murphy-Oates about how new antivirals are offering hope, as deaths from Covid in Australia remain consistently high
With Australia’s Covid cases per capita among the highest in the world, new antivirals such as Paxlovid and Lagevrio as well as intravenous treatments like sotrovimab are offering some hope for the severely ill, elderly and immunocompromised.
However Australia’s peak body for GPs says some people at greatest risk of dying from Covid are being prevented from accessing these treatments.breaks down what Australia’s high case numbers and deaths mean, how these new treatments work, and the barriers to accessing them.
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