University of Texas-Austin: Increased Use of Paxlovid Could Cut Hospitalizations, Deaths and Costs
February 27, 2024
February 27, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:
Increased use of Paxlovid, the antiviral drug used to treat COVID-19, could prevent hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and save tens of billions of dollars a year, according to a new epidemiological model published by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. In fact, epidemiologists found that treating even 20% of symptomatic cases would save lives and improve public health. . . .
Increased use of Paxlovid, the antiviral drug used to treat COVID-19, could prevent hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and save tens of billions of dollars a year, according to a new epidemiological model published by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. In fact, epidemiologists found that treating even 20% of symptomatic cases would save lives and improve public health. . . .