Nova Scotians with any COVID-19 symptoms asked to do treatment assessment form
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The criteria for a COVID-19 treatment prescription is specific, said the Nova Scotia health agency, as 'treatment for early and mild COVID-19 does not benefit everyone.'
Nova Scotia has made it easier for eligible resident to receive treatment while infected with COVID-19.
Nova Scotia Health said Wednesday it is encouraging anyone with COVID-19 symptoms, “even one mild symptom,” to get tested and complete an online assessment form.
“Those considered high-risk may be eligible for COVID-19 medications and treatments to help reduce the risk of severe illness and hospitalization,” read an NSH release.
The treatment options include Paxlovid — an oral pill that fights the COVID-19 virus by inhibiting the way the virus makes copies of itself. The province first received a supply of the medication in January, in a shipment of 900 doses.
Other treatments may include the following: budesonide, commonly sold under the name Pulmicort; remdesivir sold under the name Veklury; sotrovimab sold under Xevudy.
The criteria for a COVID-19 treatment prescription is specific, said the health agency, as “treatment for early and mild COVID-19 does not benefit everyone.”
Dr. Lisa Barrett, infectious disease specialist with Nova Scotia Health, said most people won’t be eligible.
“It’s for a very specific group who are at a higher risk of serious illness and meet other criteria. There is also a very small window of opportunity for the medications to be effective,” Barrett said in the release.
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