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Getting COVID Antiviral Pills Into Patients' Hands

By Shantanu Nundy, MD, MBA | December 06, 2021

We are expecting the next medical breakthrough in COVID-19 treatments in the coming days and weeks. The FDA will soon make a decision on whether to provide emergency use authorization to two new antiviral pills for COVID-19 from Merck and Pfizer.

The medications are expected to cost hundreds of dollars per treatment. While insurance companies will likely cover it, many Americans are underinsured or uninsured.

Accolade CMO Dr. Shantanu Nundy discusses the steps we can take to ensure equal access to these treatments and do our best to get pills in hands.

Read the article.