Additional Paxlovid for 10,000 people will be introduced

at the end of this month

Patients taking Paxlovid improve their condition

Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom visited the Residential Treatment Center

Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom announced that he would introduce an additional 10,000 servings at the end of this month as patients' condition improved after taking the COVID-19 treatment.

 

Prime Minister Kim posted a message on his SNS on the 17th and said, "The prescription and administration of COVID-19 treatment began last week." He said, "I visited the residential treatment center in Jung-gu, Seoul a while ago and looked at the status of medication for eating treatments.

 

"I met the elderly who were taking the medicine on the screen and asked how they were doing over the phone, and I heard that the elderly were taking the medicine well and are currently improving well without any adverse reactions." He said, "In addition to the elderly I called today, it is very fortunate that patients who were prescribed during home treatment are being treated without any major adverse reactions.

 

There are drugs that patient shouldn't take together, so patient needs to be careful with prescriptions, and speed is important because he/she has to take the medication within five days of symptoms." He said, "Looking at the scene today, if the prescribed person is taking a medicine that should not be taken together, the notification function is immediately activated on the system.

 

"We were well prepared for quick and safe administration through the world-class drug safety use service (DUR)." Prime Minister Kim said, "The introduction of treatments is also proceeding without much difficulty." He said, "Last week, Doses for 21,000 people were introduced, and an additional doses for 10,000 people will be arrived at the end of this month.

 

If active prescriptions begin, the severity rate and mortality rate will be lowered through the treatment taken, which will be a good response to Omicron mutations, he predicted.

 

In addition, he said, "The government will thoroughly manage the monitoring of adverse reactions of treatments to be taken and actively respond to side effects."