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As the omicron wave peaked in the U.S. last month, the first-line treatment for high-risk patients with early COVID-19 dangled out of reach for most. Only a trickle of the new Paxlovid pill from Pfizer Inc. was reaching hospitals and pharmacies.
The omicron wave that assaulted the United States this winter also bolstered its defenses, leaving enough protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will probably require much less if any dramatic disruption to society, scientists say.