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Dr Bryan Betty: Royal College of GPs medical director says people don't know enough about Covid antiviral Paxlovid

Published: Oct. 16, 2022, 7:49 p.m.

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A lot of people\\xa0who are eligible for live-saving medication\\xa0don\'t know enough about it.

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Research shows the\\xa0antiviral tablet Paxlovid reduces\\xa0the risk of severe Covid infection by over 80 percent.

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But research commissioned by Pfizer has found people with a higher risk of Covid hospitalisation or death are relatively unaware of the benefits of antivirals.

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College of GPs Medical Director Bryan Betty told Mike Hosking he wants to see the medicine used more.

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\\u201cThey are being used in a widespread way, but not quite as much we\\u2019d like probably due to lack of awareness about antivirals.\\u201d

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