Wisconsin launches free telehealth program for COVID antiviral pills
The option is available to anyone from Wisconsin, regardless of insurance coverage or internet access.
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The option is available to anyone from Wisconsin, regardless of insurance coverage or internet access.
Anyone 18 and older who tests positive for COVID-19 can receive a five-to thirty-minute telemedicine consultation with a health care specialist.
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The pandemic is not over, but doctors hope new treatments, if used in time, will save lives.
Despite a slow rollout, oral antivirals for COVID-19 are now widely available in pharmacies across the state, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.