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WBAL Radio 1090 AM - Promising COVID-19 antiviral pill, Paxlovid, in scarce supply, as doctors, patients compete for access

Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Albert Lam, a geriatrician who works with nursing home patients in Palo Alto, California, was excited to be among the first to prescribe the new antiviral pill Paxlovid after one of his patients tested positive for COVID-19. Hailed as a "game-changer" in the pandemic, Paxlovid is a drug made by Pfizer that if taken within five days of being diagnosed reduces the chance of hospitalization and death by 88% for people who are at high risk of severe illness. The treatment has proved so promising that President Joe Biden included it in...

PinkOmelet/iStock (LAS VEGAS) -- Alarmed by the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Las Vegas, elected officials approved a new indoor public space mask mandate for all county employees, but it excludes tourists and has no bearing on casinos or public schools. The Clark County Commission unanimously adopted the motion Tuesday night following a raucous emergency hearing, in which the majority of speakers opposed a recommendation from the Southern Nevada Health District to require all members of the public to wea...

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