N.J.’s supply of COVID antivirals triples. They’re now available at many pharmacy chains.
. Now the COVID-19 therapies are also available at certain Walmart, CVS and Rite Aid stores, according to a statement by the state Health Department to NJ Advance Media.
prevention of COVID-19 in immunocompromised people, it is — or soon will be — available in many hospitals. Hospital officials in New Jersey have expressed hope that the antivirals, which are only available with a prescription to those meeting certain requirements, will help prevent high-risk people from getting severely ill or requiring hospitalization. The drugs from Pfizer and Merck both have proven effective against the omicron variant.
On Tuesday, those numbers swelled to 14,870 courses of molnupiravir out of 19,000 allotted and 1,904 courses of Paxlovid out of 5,500.
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